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Sugar level
From 10 days my father is taking insulin of 16 units in the morning & 10 units night daily as his sugar level was 480 and now it is 160. Should we stop using insulin
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Dr. Rohini Gajare
Diabetologist
16 yrs exp
Mumbai
No ,stopping Insulin will again shoot up the sugars. Need to taper if sugars are going drastically down
Consult your doc and follow as per his advise
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