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Leaving the Honeymoon phase

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My 4 year old daughter\'s blood sugars have really been out of whack lately. She is either high or low we have periods where they are in the normal range and then it goes right back to the highs and lows. The Doctor says she is leaving the honeymoon phase, so her blood sugars are getting really high. We just started carb counting a couple of months ago, but it seems if I give her the amount of novalog that the Dr. says she bottoms out, but if I dont shes in the 3 to 400\'s. She also takes 4 1/2 units of lantus a day they dropped her down to 4 and she started having highs. We bumped her back up to 4 1/2 and she is having lows agian. It just seems like a guessing game with no consistancy.
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This can be a difficult period of adjustment. Keep goog monitoring of the levels (as it sounds like you are doing) and stay in close contact with your physician. Things should improve.

All the best,

Dr. J
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I would *strongly* recommend you do some independent research of your own into Lantus--don\'t just take your doc\'s word for it being the right treatment. I would never, ever use it. I\'ve been using Humulin N and Novolog (used to be Regular insulin, back in the day) for more than 30 years and I have yet to have even one single complication from my diabetes. I do 2-3 shots per day (the third only when I\'m eating something sugary) and I\'ve never counted anything--exceot my blood sugars, which I check once or twice a day.

Remember that your child has a long life with diabetes ahead, and we aren\'t diabetics first--we\'re people first. I\'ve seen many sad stories over the years of people whose parents managed them too harshly and they rebelled with disastrous consequences. My dad managed to keep me completely healthy without counting, measuring or weighing...he used a lot of common sense, read a ton of research and always taught me to pay attention to what my body was telling me.
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Erin, why are you against Lantus? I started taking it a while back and am having difficulties and wonder if this is what is to blame. My diabetic nurse did not really give me a choice though, she was really pushing it and saying it is the best thing since sliced bread.
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Both of my boys are on Lantus and we LOVE it. My 12 year old was dx at 4 yrs. old & things did take some time to adjust when leaving the Honeymoon Phase. When do you give the Lantus and where? This can make a difference. We do not carb count, but count calories. I'd like to know how to carb count. You need to watch her activity level as well. She might be bottoming out because she's had more activity that day or vice versa. It is a VERY frustrating disease, but can be managed with time. Check out www.childrenwithdiabetes.com & feel free to email me. I'd love to talk to another parent of child with diabetes. God Bless!
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