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<blockquote data-quote="urbanracer" data-source="post: 1627267" data-attributes="member: 140811"><p>Hi [USER=454589]@NadineV[/USER]</p><p></p><p>It is difficult to answer questions about insulin doses. Firstly, the standard advice that we are all different applies - what works for one person may not work for another. Secondly, it's really against forum rules to be too specific about medication.</p><p></p><p>It is fairly normal to start on fixed doses, I think mainly because it's a relatively easy regime to get started with. The honeymoon period would also complicate the issue because if he raised his dose for a meal and then his pancreas produced some of his own insulin he'd have a problem. Once you have some confidence that you know what the insulin is doing to your body and everything is stable then is the time to start thinking about variable doses.</p><p></p><p>I would think it highly unusual for a minor to have T2 - it is generally associated with an older age group. There are tests that can be done to check but they are not always fool proof - especially the GAD test.</p><p></p><p>I won't go into all the details but have a look at this at your leisure........</p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/Diabetes-screening-test.html" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/Diabetes-screening-test.html</a></p><p></p><p>His age group and build would have been used as indicators of his diabetes type and he 'probably' got insulin straight away to get his glucose levels down as quickly as possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="urbanracer, post: 1627267, member: 140811"] Hi [USER=454589]@NadineV[/USER] It is difficult to answer questions about insulin doses. Firstly, the standard advice that we are all different applies - what works for one person may not work for another. Secondly, it's really against forum rules to be too specific about medication. It is fairly normal to start on fixed doses, I think mainly because it's a relatively easy regime to get started with. The honeymoon period would also complicate the issue because if he raised his dose for a meal and then his pancreas produced some of his own insulin he'd have a problem. Once you have some confidence that you know what the insulin is doing to your body and everything is stable then is the time to start thinking about variable doses. I would think it highly unusual for a minor to have T2 - it is generally associated with an older age group. There are tests that can be done to check but they are not always fool proof - especially the GAD test. I won't go into all the details but have a look at this at your leisure........ [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/Diabetes-screening-test.html[/URL] His age group and build would have been used as indicators of his diabetes type and he 'probably' got insulin straight away to get his glucose levels down as quickly as possible. [/QUOTE]
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