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I have diabetes. I’m looking for information on diabetic mastopathy.

May 1, 2000
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I’m pregnant with my second baby. With my first I had borderline gestational diabetes. I controlled it with diet. The doctor went ahead and told me to do the diet again before I even took the glucose test. Why is that?

May 1, 2000
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My 6 year old son has recently been ill. He had elevated temperatures up to 104.8F. He was given a urine test there and had the following results: blood ++, protein ++ and glucose ++. Should I be concerned?

May 1, 2000
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I was wondering if you could tell me if taking Combatrin would increase blood sugar levels of a Type 1 diabetic.

April 30, 2000
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I received a letter from my child’s doctor regarding his latest test results. Included, there was a new prescription for a thyroid medication. It seems that he tested positive for antibodies. Are these antibodies going to do uncontrollable damage?

April 30, 2000
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I work in home care and recently started to take care of a man in his 70’s who has diabetes and the beginning of Parkinson’s disease. He also says he doesn’t know when he is having a bowel movement. Is this related to diabetes?

April 30, 2000
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My 7 year old son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 6 months ago. He has been having blood glucose readings running in the 300’s for about 2 months and the more insulin I give him the higher it seems to go. Can too much insulin cause the high blood glucose readings?

April 30, 2000
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My granddaughter has Type 1 diabetes and she is 18 months old. She takes 5 shots of insulin per day and has her sugar level tested at least 6 times a day. When should the doctors be notified if her sugar level goes up?

April 30, 2000
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My 15 month old son has had off and on shakiness before meals. At first, I passed this off, but now am beginning to think we have something bigger here. Could this be hypoglycemia?

April 30, 2000
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My 5 year old daughter has had Type 1 for 3 years. What is the incidence of thyroid dysfunction in young children with Type 1 diabetes and what are some other endocrine abnormalities that we should watch out for?

April 29, 2000
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