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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hi guys 1. Does having hypoglycemia under 60 cause a low blood pressure? 2. Does hot weather cause a low blood pressure for diabetics? 3. Does 88/65 blood pressure consider as a serve low blood pressure? 4. What do you do when your blood pressure is low as a diabetic? 5. If you blood pressure...

Hi guys.. lets say that someone must take 8 unit of lantus and its the exact daily needed of basal.. but he took 7 units for a long time like 2 month and his bg was under 150 most of the time.. - does that 1 unit of lantus may cause a large problem to him such as ketosis? - and which one is...

Hi guys, I am really confused does lantus maitian you currnet bg after any meal or keep it at certain level based on daily units? to be clear, if I take 20 units in the morning daily, lets say my current bg is 140 then i ate my usual lunch with the exact insulin to cover the meal, so 4 hours...

Hi everyone I visit my doctor a couple of days ago and I was informed that dengue fever would cause a harmful to any diabetic and it may lead to death. Am living in an area where this disease is increasing, so is the doctor claim is true? Even if I go to the hospital immediately? What are the...

Hi guys .. I was so obsessed with my BG range, I was told that anything more than 140 would cause me many complications in along terms 1. Is there any way to prevent all the complications like any normal person? 2. What is the range that I must flow in order to not have any complications? 3...

Hi guys, I travel from a country to another I found that sanofi the company that produce Lantus are having many different pen in different languages.. And what make me confused that Lantus that distribute in Arab countries cost 16usd for each pen where the pen that have Turkish language cost...

Hi guys Can a large dose of Candesartan which is one of the angiotensin receiptors blocker family cause a severe hypoglycaemia during sleep? my friend is taking 8mg of candesartan everyday and he had many unpredictable hypo during night? he fixed everything but still need to make sure if...

hi guys, just wanna ask is it normal for someone with diabtes type 1 for 18 years to change to lantus and take only 10 unit.? let me explain: if someone with 150cm and 42kg was taking Insulatard and Actrapid for 18 years, then changed to lantus and found out that 10 unit of lantus is working...

hi guys, if my lantus or novorapid pen were damaged duo to any reason like high heat or something.. 1. are they like going to cause a hypo and frequent peaks or causing a high increase in my BG? 2. after first injection of a new pen.. which one is better to keep in the door of the...

hi guys, I have a strange question let's say I was afraid of sleeping hypo and my bg was 140 and basal is fine.. so I drink juice with sugar which is a fast carb.. then I tested before I sleep It was 250.. so I sleep for 8 hours then I woke around 100.. is that consider as an extreme hypo or its...