[Diabetes-talk] insulin ?

[catdancing]

I don't believe she is a new doctor, she says she is a diabetes 
specialist.but i never heard of that 50-50insulin ratio either. It makes me 
wonder.
Debbie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vincent Chaney" <vgc732 at optonline.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] insulin ?


> Debbie,
>
> I agree with Cheryl's explanation that everyone is different. I personally
> have been a diabetic for over 47 years and have not heard of that exact
> 50-50 ratio. When the mixed insulin doses came out and I was still using 
> the
> injections, I could not use the 70-30 mixture ratio as that did not match 
> my
> 65-35 ratio. My dosage stayed on that level for over 25 years until I went
> onto the insulin pump and take only the short acting humalog for the last 
> 10
> and a half years. If 50-50 is recommended, I wonder why insulin companies
> produce even the insulin pens with mostly 70-30 mixtures and I've read 
> some
> have a 75-25 dose also.
> Is your doctor relatively new or may have heard of some study we all could
> use for the future?
>
> Vinny
> Vincent Chaney Jr
> NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board
> NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
> NJAGDU Division President
> NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 1:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] insulin ?
>
>
> it depends on the individual, there is 70/30 insulin, each diabetic is
> different like the sand on the beach not one is the same.
>
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
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>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: catdancing<mailto:catdancing at sbcglobal.net>
>  To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>  Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 1:06 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] insulin ?
>
>
>  yeah my issue was have u ever heard that you take 50% of one insulin and
> 50%
>  of the other? i never have.....
>  Debbie
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: "cheryl echevarria"
> <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>
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>  Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 10:22 AM
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>
>  > well you take lantus and humalog or something to that effect correct.
>  >
>  > Cheryl Echevarria
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>  >  From:
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>  >  Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 11:14 AM
>  >  Subject: [Diabetes-talk] insulin ?
>  >
>  >
>  >  I have been a type 1 diabetic 43 years now, I went to see a new
> diabetic
>  > dr. yesterday and she said that type 1 diabetics take 50% long acting
> and
>  > 50% short acting insulin.
>  >  Has anyone on here ever heard of this?
>  >  Debbie
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