Need Help Submit your question to our team of health care professionals. Current Question See what's on the mind of the community right now. Meet the Team Learn more about our world-renowned team. CWD Answers Archives Review the entire archive according to the date it was posted. Submit Your QuestionCurrent QuestionMeet the DTeamDTeam Archives DTeam Archives My young daughter has some diabetes symptoms, including slightly elevated blood sugars, fruity breath, and sweet smelling urine. These symptoms first occurred during an illness two years ago, but they passed. What are your thoughts? August 27, 2018 Posted in: Diagnosis and Symptoms Read For my teen son, meal boluses via his pump lead to high blood sugars, which do not occur if he injects insulin using a flex pen. Why is there such a difference? August 8, 2018 Posted in: Hyperglycemia and DKA, Insulin Read Our specialist has suggested Toujeo for our eight-year-old, but it looks like it has not been tested in children. What are the consequences of using it? What is a better alternative? July 25, 2018 Posted in: Insulin Read My granddaughter seems to be using too much insulin, cannot get a refill. Her doctor has said she uses too much insulin. I am trying to understand more about diabetes. Why does it matter how many carbohydrates she consumes if the insulin covers it? July 6, 2018 Posted in: Insulin, Meal Planning, Food and Diet Read My young teen daughter’s eyebrows are thinning. How can we help them grow? Is this because of her diabetes? March 13, 2018 Posted in: Other Read Does infusion site location affect the delivery of insulin? My daughter just had a weekend of lows after moving her pump site from her arm to her abdomen. March 13, 2018 Posted in: Hypoglycemia, Insulin Pumps Read My teen daughter has been drinking and urinating a lot for about a month. Her A1c was 42, which I read was pre-diabetes. Should I be concerned that it could it be diabetes? January 31, 2018 Posted in: Diagnosis and Symptoms Read Following an illness, my daughter’s blood sugar has been variable at home. She tested negative for antibodies. What could be causing her erratic blood sugars? January 17, 2018 Posted in: Diagnosis and Symptoms, Ketones Read My daughter has been on a limited sugar diet at the recommendation of a clinic. Her blood sugars are often in the 70s mg/dl [3.9 to 4.4 mmol/L], but she has been over 200 mg/dl [11.1 mmol/L] as well. Three doctors will not refer her to an endocrinologist. What do you suggest? December 23, 2017 Posted in: Diagnosis and Symptoms, Hyperglycemia and DKA Read Our adult daughter, whose diabetes has been described, as “different,” has roller coaster blood sugars and will not take advice about how to have better blood sugar management. What do you recommend we do to help her? August 24, 2017 Posted in: Behavior, Daily Care Read « Previous 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 … 1,587 Next »
