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| December 2, 2010 Categories:
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After meals I spike above 150 and hang there for 3 hours. Should I be asking for a mealtime insulin? September 29, 2010
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Buck
| September 29, 2010 Categories:
Insulin & Pumps,Type 2
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Is it possible that the pancreas has a predetermined level of insulin-production capability? June 7, 2010
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Erez Loitner
| June 7, 2010 Categories:
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Taking too much insulin? December 14, 2009
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Ellen
| December 14, 2009 Categories:
Drugs & Treatment,Insulin & Pumps
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Is insulin a preferred treatment over a drug cocktail? December 12, 2009
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David Turkel
| December 12, 2009 Categories:
Drugs & Treatment,Insulin & Pumps
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What’s the difference between humalog and novolog insulin? November 25, 2009
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Jessica
| November 25, 2009 Categories:
Insulin & Pumps
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Is it true that it’s harder to lose weight when you’re on artificial insulin? November 8, 2009
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claire m.
| November 8, 2009 Categories:
Diet,Insulin & Pumps
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Many mornings I wake up covered in sweat. Could this be a sign of night time hypoglycemia? October 30, 2009
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Amber T.
| October 30, 2009 Categories:
Insulin & Pumps,Type 1
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Novolin insulin has multiple subtypes, R which lasts no more than 6 hours or so, N which certainly can last more than12 hours, etc. It is not unusual early in the course of type 1 diabetes for there to be dysregulation of remaining endogenous insulin which can produce subsequent lows. C-peptide measurement is usually not clinically useful as the differentiation between type 1 and type 2 is more of a clinical typology, with many specific measurements showing overlap.