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QUESTIONS ABOUT INSULIN
SINCE MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN RUNNING SO HIGH WITH HER BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS, WVEN WHEN THEY PUT HER ON METFORMIN, COULD HER BODY BE REJECTING INSULIN?
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JayHawk,
Metformin is an interesting choice of med, not often used with Type 1 but clearly used some of the time. Is your daughter overweight (I'm wondering about insulin resistance)? I imagine she's lost a lot of energy thru high BG and ketones and may be getting increasingly tired.
I would ask for a kidney function test also. Her body is clearly stressed and the kidneys have to work overtime to (try to) flush the ketones. Have her drink a lot of water.
Like your approach, I wouldn't rest until I found answers. I hope that you'll check into the friendly folks at JDRF Online Diabetes Support Team. They can usually point folks to local resources fairly quickly.
Metformin is an interesting choice of med, not often used with Type 1 but clearly used some of the time. Is your daughter overweight (I'm wondering about insulin resistance)? I imagine she's lost a lot of energy thru high BG and ketones and may be getting increasingly tired.
I would ask for a kidney function test also. Her body is clearly stressed and the kidneys have to work overtime to (try to) flush the ketones. Have her drink a lot of water.
Like your approach, I wouldn't rest until I found answers. I hope that you'll check into the friendly folks at JDRF Online Diabetes Support Team. They can usually point folks to local resources fairly quickly.
Sounds like you have been having a terrible time. And if you aren't getting the answers you need, maybe you should be looking for a second opinion. High blood sugars and keytones are a dangerous and untenable combination.
In your previous post you mention that high doses of Novolog and Lantus don't seem to be working. I personally get very good results with these insulins. And it does sound like your daughter is not responding to it for some reason. This sometimes happens.
A small percentage of diabetics are not able to use synthetic human insulin. Have you tried her on pork insulin? It is a long shot. But if nothing else is working, definately worth looking into.
Best Wishes,
Mark
In your previous post you mention that high doses of Novolog and Lantus don't seem to be working. I personally get very good results with these insulins. And it does sound like your daughter is not responding to it for some reason. This sometimes happens.
A small percentage of diabetics are not able to use synthetic human insulin. Have you tried her on pork insulin? It is a long shot. But if nothing else is working, definately worth looking into.
Best Wishes,
Mark
Hi again Jay! I am not a medical professional, so please verify any medical information I pass on to you with your daughter's healthcare team. I found out that there is a skin test to check for insulin allergy. I obtained this information on the American Academy of Allergy's website. They're at www.aaaai.org. You may want to seek an allergist's help to find out if this may be your daughter's problem. Please post again and let us know how you're both doing!
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