November 24, 2005
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Question
My 83 year old mother just started taking insulin (10 units in the evening) about a year ago, and for the last ten days, we have noticed that her blood sugar is at extremely low in the morning (43 mg/dL [2.4 mmol/L]). After she eats, it will go to 108 mg/dL [6 mmol/L] or above. She is very afraid each morning because she does not feel well and cannot talk or move around.We are visiting in another state, and her doctor does not return our calls. What would happen if she did not take this shot? We will get a check-up in our new state, but for now can we just try to lower the dose?
