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    Metformin period

    Hi guys, My had multiple fast BG test with 180, and his Hba1c was 6.5, so the doctor gave him 1 pill metformin 750mg daily. My question, now if he stick with strict diet for how many months he should take metformin? Because I heard that if you take it once you have to take for the rest of my...
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    Lantus and weight

    Thank you so much for your help guys I would go to another doctor to see if he can understand my sister case
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    Lantus and weight

    Hi guys.. Do you know any type 1 diabetics that having diabetes for almost 18 years and taking only 0.2 Lantus per kg which is 8 unit in my sister case. Doctor is saying that she must take 10 units and this 10 units is cause a huge while sleeping (100 points).. Like today as you see in the...
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    Changing Lantus tims

    Hi guys, I was told by a doctor that I must switch Lantus time from 9am to 9pm. But what scared me is that the doctor advice me to switch directly from 9am to 9pm which means in the morning I will take my daily 10 units of Lantus then at the same day 9pm I will take also 10 units, and like that...
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    Influenza

    Hi guys, I heard that influenza may become very dangerous to a diabetic life, where others said its not that danger. I rarely have influenza, so should I take any injection to prevent it from happening to me, because some doctors don't allow inoculation for diabetics? What should I do...
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    Dawn phenomenon

    Hi guys I'm new to basal and bouls insulin after being 18 years on insulatard and actrapid. 1. Just I want to know if the dawn phenomenon is a must for all diabetics? Even the one who doesn't have it will he face it at least once from time to time? 2. Let's say someone with 40kg weight and...
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    ideal weight for type 1

    hi guys, guys my sister is a a diabetic type 1, she was 42kg last month and 150cm. right now she is 38 lost 4kg in a month duo to changing insulin type and trying to adjust her crab ratio and doing many basal test. so right now what is the ideal weight for her? how many calories should she...
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    counterregulatory hormones

    Hi guys I read that there is a counterregulatory hormones that works as defense mechanisms, and this defense system will wake a a diabetic if he has a hypo during his sleep. and if a a diabetic had many many hypos for many years during his sleep he will not be able to wake up before hypo...
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    Does basal adjustment affect bolus units!

    Waiting for other's experience
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    Lantus exact dose

    I don't have a medical team And am not asking about advice or something.. Am just trying to figure out weather 40 points drop while sleeping is fine or not.. So i Wil not have any complications or have more than 6% hba1c
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    Lantus exact dose

    Hi guys I've been on Lantus for a month and a half till now.. I tried to adjust the exact amount and I did very well. Right now am having a tiny issue, I found that 8 units of lantus works very well for me.. But there is a problem where it drops me around 40 points while sleeping.. When i...
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    Does basal adjustment affect bolus units!

    Hi guys I was thought that basal adjustment doesn't affect bolus unit.. I mean if I am doing 9 unit of lantus and taking 2 unit of novorapid for 30g of carb at lunch, then I changed to 7 units of lantus I would take the same amount of novorapid for the same amount of carbs. But what I found...
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    Weight-Based and Insulin Dose

    after 18 years of having a type 1 diabetes, is there a chance that beta cell may be a little bit active? is there any lab test to do to make sure of that?
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    Weight-Based and Insulin Dose

    Hi guys, For someone that was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for 18 years, she wight 42kg and take a total of daily insulin 13 units ( 7 Lantus + 6 novorapid ), which means 0.3 insulin per kg of body wight.. she usually test 5 to 8 times and also have Freestyle libre and her BG most of the...
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    Low blood pressure and hypoglycemia

    No I was given this medicine just for kidney safety. So if I cut it into 1/2 will I see the result within the same day or need a couple of days to see any difference ?