Comments on: First Follow up appointment - Pig Insulin http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2004/11/16/first-follow-up-appointment-pig-insulin/ for anyone who has been touched by this disease Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:44:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Jackson Inge http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2004/11/16/first-follow-up-appointment-pig-insulin/#comment-3739 Jackson Inge Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:42:42 +0000 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2004/11/16/first-follow-up-appointment-pig-insulin/#comment-3739 Hey, Stephanie! Yeah, I used pig origin insulin from the time I was diagnosed (my 5th birthday) until I was in High School (about 16 or 17). Yes, it is very common. when I was first diagnosed, they didn't even have the human origin insulin available. I have notived that, even as I have gotten older, the humin origin tends to act faster in my system. One thing my doc keeps stressing to me, which may help you with the lows, is to make sure Maddie is getting protien along with her carbs. Protiens help keep the carbs in the system longer. Good luck! Stacy Stephanie <thiswomansworld2003@... Hey everyone, We went back to the hospital yesterday for Maddie's first follow up since being diagnosed on 10/28. She has gained 6 pounds, (she had lost 5 when all of this started) so yeah for that. But now they are afraid of her gaining too much too quickly so we're meeting with the nutritionist next week who will go over the food diary I've been keeping and make necessary changes. Coming back yesterday, in the car Maddie started uncontrollably crying for some reason. After listening to it for 5 minutes I pulled the car over, tested her and she was at 27. I gave her a juice, <!--more--> pulled into the first fast food restaurant I could find and let her have whatever she wanted, needed, including a large soda. I called the doctor when we got back who told me the best idea would be to switch her from human NPH to pig NPH. After I picked my jaw up off the floor, they told me that it's very common for children to use this and will react a bit slower than the human form, causing less dramatic lows like she's been having. Anyone want to comment on this? Stephanie Hey, Stephanie! Yeah, I used pig origin insulin from the time I was diagnosed (my 5th birthday) until I was in High School (about 16 or 17). Yes, it is very common. when I was first diagnosed, they didn’t even have the human origin insulin available. I have notived that, even as I have gotten older, the humin origin tends to act faster in my system. One thing my doc keeps stressing to me, which may help you with the lows, is to make sure Maddie is getting protien along with her carbs. Protiens help keep the carbs in the system longer. Good luck!

Stacy
Stephanie <thiswomansworld2003@…

Hey everyone,
We went back to the hospital yesterday for Maddie’s first follow up
since being diagnosed on 10/28. She has gained 6 pounds, (she had
lost 5 when all of this started) so yeah for that. But now they are
afraid of her gaining too much too quickly so we’re meeting with the
nutritionist next week who will go over the food diary I’ve been
keeping and make necessary changes.
Coming back yesterday, in the car Maddie started uncontrollably
crying for some reason. After listening to it for 5 minutes I pulled
the car over, tested her and she was at 27. I gave her a juice,

pulled into the first fast food restaurant I could find and let her
have whatever she wanted, needed, including a large soda. I called
the doctor when we got back who told me the best idea would be to
switch her from human NPH to pig NPH. After I picked my jaw up off
the floor, they told me that it’s very common for children to use
this and will react a bit slower than the human form, causing less
dramatic lows like she’s been having.
Anyone want to comment on this?
Stephanie

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