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Poll Results   What diabetes medication do you or your child use?     Insulin         One shot per day     1%   19         Two shots per day     29%   339         Three shots per day     29%   345         Four or more shots per day     15%   174         Pump with Regular     1%   12         Pump with Humalog     16%   192     Oral medications         Pills alone     1%   20         Pills and insulin     1%   18         Other     2%   34

What diabetes medication do you or your child use? Poll dates: June 11 - 18, 2000 Total Votes: 1,153 We know that intensive management helps improve blood sugar control, which is important in reducing the risk of long-term complications. For people with Type 1 diabetes, intensive management usually means three or more shots per day or an insulin pump. 61% of people reported using an intensive management regimen. For pump users, Humalog is clearly preferred over Regular. We last ran this poll in October of 1998. Here's a comparison of the differences between then and now. Medication June 2000 Oct 1998 Insulin One shot per day 1% 1% Two shots per day 29% 38% Three shots per day 29% 27% Four or more shots per day 15% 15% Insulin pump with Regular 1% 1% Insulin pump with Humalog 16% 15% Oral medications Pills alone 1% N/A Pills and insulin 1% N/A Other 2% N/A [Return to the current poll]

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