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My daughter is now 7 1/2 years old and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age two. I am interested in moving her dinner time to a later time to aid in dinner preparation. I find it hard to cook a decent meal with the time constraints of her diabetes.

April 21, 2000
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I have a 3 year old that we checked his blood sugar (because grandpa was here and doing his). It was a bedtime check and his was 195.

April 21, 2000
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My seven year old son (diagnosed at age 4) has adjusted very well to his care routine for Type 1 diabetes. At what age can he begin to draw up a mixed shot with supervision? He really wants to do everything himself, but I am worried about the complexity of his mixed morning shot, and about the added responsibility he might feel.

April 21, 2000
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My son was taking Regular and Ultralente. However, he was not doing his shot till 1/2 hour to 1 hour of eating. Would this cause his A1c to be high and his regular reading to be fine?

April 21, 2000
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Do hypoglycemic episodes (e.g., 35 level requiring emergency medical attention) have a cumulative negative effect on our systems? If so, does their duration add to such a cumulative effect?

April 21, 2000
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Can you please tell me the New York state law that requires medical insurance companies to cover costs of insulin and diabetes supplies?

April 21, 2000
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My son drinks a lot of juice (from frozen concentrate) and a friend recently was told that children who drink a lot of juice have an increased chance of becoming diabetic. Is this true?

April 19, 2000
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My daughter has attended a private school for the last 6 years. Last week she was pulled out of class by a teacher for taking her glucose tabs in class. Then this week I get another call from another teacher that was alarmed that she was testing her blood sugars in class.

April 19, 2000
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My 7-year-old has just been diagnosed. She is in the honeymoon phase and her blood glucose levels are staying between 80-150, but when I give her the insulin her blood glucose drops to 38-68. What should I do when she is not high enough to actually need her shots?

April 19, 2000
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I’m a teenager with type 1 diabetes. I’m planning to go on a college-visiting trip for a few days. I keep good control and don’t have problems with really low or high sugars usually. Is it necessary to tell collage administrators or others that I have diabetes?

April 19, 2000
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