I received the following e-mail question: "I have type 1 diabetes and want to confirm with you on how to take insulin. I take 70/30 (NPH/Regular, premixed), 10 units in the morning and 8 units in the evening. i take my insulin at 6AM and 6PM and eat immediately. Is this the right way to do it?"
My reply:
Although there's no single "right way" that will work for everyone, taking premixed NPH and Regular insulin twice daily seems unlikely to me to work well for someone who has been...
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