Endocrinology (including Diabetes)/Expert Profile

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• Knowledgeability 9.91
• Clarity of Response 9.91
• Timeliness 9.97
• Politeness 10.0

• Number of Questions (in Past 24 Hours) 0
• Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour Period) 1
• Total Questions (since joining AllExperts) 224
• Volunteer Since 2006-02-11
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    K = Knowledgeability    C = Clarity of Response    T = Timeliness    P = Politeness

User	Date	K	C	T	P	Comments
Mike	11/06/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you for the very good info .....
Barnette	10/20/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you for your very thorough response .....
Ravi	09/09/09	10	10	10	10	Thanks very much for your advise and .....
Mark	08/22/09	10	10	10	10
terry	08/20/09	10	10	10	10	thank you catherine you have given me .....

Recent Answers from Catherine Burns. RN. BS.

2009-11-07 FASTING SUGAR LEVEL:

Dear Pankaj, A normal fasting blood glucose reading is less than 100 mg/dl. >     •    A  pre-diabetes alert if the FBG reading is between 100 mg/dl and 125 mg/dl. >     •    A  diabetes alert if the

2009-11-06 heel:

Dear Mike, Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is 34.17. It is generally used to determine whether you are at a healthy weight, overweight or underweight. A BMI over 30 is generally considered overweight. You

2009-10-20 High fasting levels but normal A1C:

Dear Barnette, • A normal fasting blood glucose reading is less than 100 mg/dl. > • A pre-diabetes alert if the FBG reading is between 100 mg/dl and 125 mg/dl. > • A diabetes

2009-10-15 Too much metformin?:

Dear Teri, It is recommended for safety that all medications be taken as prescribed by the physician. When a dose or doses of medication are not taken it is recommended to restart as prescribed. All

2009-10-13 type 1 diabetes:

Dear Magan, A normal blood glucose is generally 70 - 99mg/dl fasting, and 140mg/dl or below two hours after a meal. Your 6 yr. old had a 150mg/dl fasting and 168mg/dl two hrs post meal. If one child in