Answers: Diabetes

If someone had diabetes and were unable to get to their own insulin and (unwisely) took someone else’s medication, what would happen if a) the dose was too strong b) the dose was too little?
P.S. this is research for a fictional story and hasn’t actually happened!

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What increases the efficiency of insulin receptor work in diabetes?

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I am 56 years old, currently on medication for hypertension and diabetes. Still working, but work is rather stressful and thought of resigning. Any advice?

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I have type one, and I was just thinking about how lucky we are in the developed world to be able to afford all the insulin/meters/needles etc that we need.
If a child living in poverty in a poor country had diabetes, would they just die before they even got diagnosed? Or if they were diagnosed, [...]

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I have type 2 Diabetes and up until about 9 months ago I had really thick, wonderful hair. Now, although it's not falling out and a faster rate than what is normal, it is getting so thin – not only in the amount of hair I have, but also the actual strands of hair, they [...]

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My mother is a diabetic and she does her best to control her blood sugar. She used to drink lots of green tea after eating foods high in glucose and it used to lower her blood sugar. Unfortunately, she has just realized that she has kidney stones and the doctor told her to stop drinking [...]

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I want to know whether there is only one way to take medicine by injecting insulin right from the beginning or is there other medicines for it?? I mean for diabetes type1, injecting insulin is the only way ? or is there any other way to solve the problem?
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My father developed Type 1 diabetes about 7 yrs ago due to alcoholism. Now his kidneys are not functioning well even with medication. I am trying to decide if I need to move back to Georgia from Wisconsin depending on how much time he has to live. I want to spend good quality time with [...]

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I am suffering for central diabetes insipidus since 1988. I take medication two to three times a day sine 1988. What should i do?

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I asked my dad if he has type 1 or 2. He said 1. However , he said he wasn't born with it and only takes medication, and does not need insulin. Isn't that type 2 diabetes? Also, how long does it take for diabetes to develop? He got it AFTER I was born, so [...]

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