The article below just confirms what I did in October 2005 was the right thing.
THURSDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) — Researchers report that a once-daily shot of insulin appears to control blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes just as well as injecting insulin three times a day.
The once-a-day formulation, known as insulin glargine (Lantus), is already on the market, as is insulin lispro (Humalog), which is taken with meals. The new, international study found more patient satisfaction with the glargine.
“This study just confirms that insulin is effective and there are good reasons to use insulin if oral agents are not working,” said Dr. Sue Kirkman, vice president of clinical affairs at the American Diabetes Association. “It’s certainly not that one is good and one is bad.”
Suggested Reading: Weight, Prejudice, and Type 2 Diabetes by David Spero from Diabetes Self-Management Blog.
Let me prefice this with saying I have no issue with people praying for the recovery of someone with an illness, but to not take a child to a doctor when becoming ill is neglect.
WESTON, Wis. — The mother of an 11-year-old girl who died of untreated diabetes said Wednesday that she did not know her daughter was terminally ill as she prayed for her to get better.
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Everest Metro Police Chief Dan Vergin has said an autopsy determined Madeline died from diabetic ketoacidosis, an ailment that left her with too little insulin in her body.
She had probably been ill for about 30 days, suffering symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, excessive thirst, loss of appetite and weakness, he said.
But Leilani Neumann said her daughter, a straight A student, was in good health until recently.
“We just noticed a tiredness within the past two weeks,” she said. “And then just the day before and that day (she died), it suddenly just went to a more serious situation. We stayed fast in prayer then. We believed that she would recover. We saw signs that to us, it looked like she was recovering.”
The case against the parents has gone to a Grand Jury.
March 31st, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Caught a little later and it is called Type 2 diabetes. Oral Health
April 5th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
I take 100 units a day of Lantus but depending on how my sugar runs and how much exercise I get in, I have to do between 60 and 100 units of Humulin as well, and additionally I take 2 1,000mg Metformins…