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The American Academy of Pediatrics' journal, Pediatrics, recently published a review of adverse events reported in teens (ages 12-21 years) using insulin pumps (Adolescent Use of Insulin and Patient-Controlled Analgesia Pump Technology: A 10-Year Food and Drug Administration Retrospective Study of Adverse Events). The media picked it up, and... Read more
Gretchen Becker wrote a while back about "Lantus
Lows."
I recently received an e-mail from another patient describing what is to me
a classic example of this extremely frightening phenomenon:
"I use Lantus and Humalog but I suspect that Lantus is the source of my severe lows. I have
"crashed" a couple of times within less than... Read more
As long-time readers of this blog know, I wrote an essay way back in February, 2007, which I called Time For A Pump?Well, over a year later, I've finally made up my mind to get an insulin pump. It wasn't one specific issue that made the difference, but a combination of factors. Amongst the reasons: (1) again forgetting to give a shot of... Read more
I'd like to mention an observation I have had about treating
hypoglycemia -- Treating with insulin as well as food! That's against the
rules:
The Humalog USPI states:
Humalog is contraindicated during episodes of
hypoglycemia...
Novolog USPI ditto:
NovoLog is contraindicated during episodes... Read more
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