I am an insulin dependent diabetic in good control and in good health.

I met a woman who I fell in love with that has herpes both orally and genitals. Can my weakened immune system from the diabetes make it easy for me to catch herpes from her even when her herpes is lying dormant?

Herpes can be spread to you when it's dormant weather you're immune system is compromised or not. This is due to viral shedding which happens in between out breaks and it's undetectable. You may have more of a chance of contracting it and may have a rougher time dealing with out breaks IF you do contract herpes from her. You may have more frequent out breaks when your immune system is lowered by illnesses, infections or stress.
If you are really in love with her and want to be with her, then that risk is some thing you should take into consideration and some thing you should talk to her about. There are things you can do to help prevent you from getting herpes. If she ever does have an out break orally or genitally then do not have sex until the out break is totally healed and gone. She should also be on some kind of suppressive therapy, this will also lower your risk (but not completely eliminate) of getting herpes from her. When she doesn't have an out break she is less contagious but there is still a slight risk that she could pass herpes on.

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Im just wondering how much insulin would it require to kill you. I don't know much about it although my cousin is a diabetic. I am not a diabetic. How much insulin would it take? Would it be painful or would it just knock you out and you die.

As far as dying, it would depend upon the amount & type of insulin. There are some slow-acting insulins that work over a 24-hour period. Then there are fast-acting insulins, some faster than others. Also, it would depend on how much of the insulin was injected.

I gave you that information, but I wouldn't tell you what would be a dangerous level. There is always the risk of someone else reading this. I wouldn't want to risk putting anyone in danger.

If someone thought that injecting insulin would be an easy way to die, they would be wrong. It doesn't just make you sleepy & knock you out & then kill you. You would have severe symptoms, starting with the shakes & then nausea & vomiting. Gradually, you would begin to have seizures & have chest pain. Eventually, you would go into a coma; but there is no guarantee that you would die. You could be left seriously brain damaged or suffer heart problems. You could end up in a coma or a vegetative state which means you can hear what's going on but can't move or speak. That would be a fate worse than death.

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I've done A LOT of research on insulin for my project. I've went into depth such as its history, what it is, what it does to the body (but not as in depth as chemical reactions, what insulin is composed of), how it has cured people, what is diabetes, what are the symptoms. What is a good concluding paragraph? What does it consist of? Any ideas? I don't expect a paragraph written for me, but I want ideas. Thank you!
*Sorry, first answerer is correct. My mistake. I know that and I have wrote it, just a mistake with the question.

A concluding paragraph (or paragraphs — two or three are often required) will consist of a summarization of the points you made, discussed, and expanded upon in the main body of your paper.

If you made six major points in the paper, then you should have two r three concluding paragraphs, with the ideas "grouped" in a logical manner.

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I know someone who recently went into a diabetic coma. They said she was given too much insulin by EMS. Thanks.
She is about 35 years old.

A person with diabetes should aim for 80 – 180 (some people may argue about this figure but it the number varies based on what you doctor said or what web site you checked). A person's blood sugar would have to be in the 30's or lower to go into a coma due to too much insulin. Age does not have anything to do with it, the numbers are the same for everyone.
Also, be suspicious of anything "They" say, unless the know for a fact and saw the numbers on the glucometer to test her sugar with their own eyes.

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10 days ago diagnosed with diabetes. He has never been a dog to eat all his dinner at once (only his chicken) but the dried biscuits he used to go back to when he wanted. Now I have had to change his eating order he does not want to eat the biscuits. It has been suggested ti maybe put some gravey or a few vegetables with it. Any suggestions?

well definitely check with your vet or a dietician because changing your dogs diet can have an effect on his diabetes. If you supplement with extra cards the glucose levels will rise. If you don't provide enough carbs, his sugar will drop (if you are treating him with insulin injections)
So if you try different foods, just try to make sure its an even carb exchange.

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I am hoping to train a diabetic service dog over the course of the next few years. The dog will also be attending Good Citizen classes up to graduation.

Is there a test I need to verify that my dog is a service dog? How do I take the test?

A CGC certificate is a good thing to have, but it isn't near enough to make a dog a service dog. It typically takes about 8 weeks to go through a CGC course, but 18 to 24 months to complete all that a service dog needs to know. So it's a bit difference.

Remember that a CGC test or course only covers the things a pet dog needs to know to get along in the world of man. A service dog needs to know much more than a pet. For example, a CGC dog has to hold a stay for 15 minutes, but a service dog needs to be able to hold it for at least 4 hours. A CGC dog has to walk nicely on a loose leash, but a service dog has to heel properly. A CGC dog has to be polite meeting new people, but a service dog has to ignore people even when they call to him or offer him food. There's no restriction on a CGC dog to eat things that fall under the table, but a service dog mustn't even consider it.

There is no formal test or certification program for service animals in the U.S., but there is a legal standard.

If you want to make your dog a service dog, first you have to qualify as disabled. There are many people with diabetes that are not disabled by that diabetes. In fact most people with diabetes are not disabled by it. So you'd want to have some medical documentation in your records that you are not only diabetic, but that testing doesn't work for you because of the type of diabetes you have. Some people are that brittle, but most are not.

Then you have to train the dog to do something that you cannot do because of your disability. You should be prepared to prove the dog is able to do what you say. There's a group in my state that claims to train diabetic alert dogs and they are being sued by our state's attorney general because several of their dogs were tested and didn't alert reliably or at all.

You should keep a training journal that outlines all the training you do. What classes you take, what exercises you work on each day during training, what he learns, what needs practice, how you'll change the next session based on what happened with the last one, etc.

Here's a listing of the basic skills all service dog should share, from the Delta Society's National Service Dog Center, to give you an idea of the scope of things your dog will need to learn.
www.deltasociety.org/download/sd_min_stds_rev2a.pdf

Then you spend a minimum of six months and 120 hours on public access training (and that really is a minimum).

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My partner has just finished honeymooning and now we to learn this carb counting and exchanges. We live in a small town with a general dietitian,he doesn't specialise in diabetes. Where can we find info on carbs in fruit and veg and what is the basic info needed to start working this out till we can see diabetic dietitian?

there are carb counts on MOST foods these days
i also recommend you get a CalorieKing book.
it is awesome and very helpful!

for veggies
1 cup, cooked= 10g of carbs.

and most fruits like bananas and apples are 25g of carbs

the most important thing is to get your insulin:carb ratio
and make sure you count your carbs properly and take
the correct amount of insulin.

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and is there a figure for daily intake of sugar, above which there is a significantly higher chance of diabetes?

like, does it jump? or is your intake of sugar steadily correlated with the likelihood of you getting diabetes?

There is no food that causes diabetes. Consumption of sugar will not cause diabetes or any other condition. It may be interesting for you to know that it's not just sugar that affects people with diabetes – it is any carbohydrate at all including bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, corn etc
All carbs convert into a type of sugar when digested.

So long story short – there is no link between sugar consumption and diabetes.

For more information look up the American Diabetes Association web site

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I am a nurse and studying a diabetic manual to renew my RN license, and possibly will do further study for the diabetic educator exam. Many questions are difficult and not easily found!
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How many times a day does the average Type 1 diabetic have to give themselves insulin injections?

I've heard before and after every meal (what about snacks?) and I've also heard when you wake up and before bed…and I've heard before and after exercise…on average what would this all add up to?

It sounds like you may be thinking of when we test our blood sugar, not when we take insulin. Very few people would take insulin before and after exercise unless we tested our blood sugar and found it to be too high.

Most doctors recommend that people with type one diabetes test before and after every meal, when we wake up, and at bed time, also before and after exercise to prevent unwanted lows.

If we find our blood sugars are high at these times we may take insulin to correct the high.

There is an older insulin regimen where you take 2 shots of insulin per day, Usually at breakfast and dinner. This regimen used an intermediate acting insulin like NPH… this was how it was done until insulin pumps and newer long acting insulins were invented.

Now most people are on insulin pumps or MDI (multiple daily injections). On a pump you get a flat rate of insulin constantly, and you take a larger amount when eating anything with a measurable amount of carbohydrates. On MDI you take one long acting shot (usually at bedtime) to cover background insulin need, and then you take a shot of fast acting insulin when eating a meal or snack with a measurable amount of carbs.

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