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My 17 year old nephew who has had juvenile diabetes (brittle diabetic) since 2 years old. He has had trouble with his stomach shutting down. They called it some kind of “paresis”. Could you please explain this condition, common treatments and usual outcomes?

March 31, 2000
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I’d like to know more about Type�1B, MODY, and the various mitochondrial types of diabetes that have been mentioned in other answers. My six year old Caucasian daughter has not required insulin since 4 days after being diagnosed with type 1 a year ago.

March 31, 2000
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My friend has become anorexic, believing that taking insulin for her type 1 diabetes will cause her to gain weight. I need to know if this is true, and what type of web sites I can send her to so that she can get more factual information on the subject.

March 31, 2000
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I am a female, 58 years old, and has had diabetes for the last 5 years. I take 80mg of my diabetes pill in the morning and 40mg in the evening. When is it best to take them, before or after meals?

March 31, 2000
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My 3 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with diabetes. Her HbA1c was 17.2. Her hospital admission blood sugar was 900, but she was negative for ketones. How is this possible?

March 31, 2000
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I was wondering if insulin is coloured.

March 31, 2000
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My 13 year old son was diagnosed with Type 1 several months ago. His antibody test came back positive. If he had another antibody test done, will it be positive again? No ketones were found.

March 31, 2000
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My son was diagnosed almost a year ago with diabetes. His sugar level was 350. The doctor didn’t know if he was type 1 or 2. It has been 11 months now, and he is on diet and exercise only.

March 31, 2000
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My daughter was diagnosed with diabetes type 1 about a year ago. She is 11 years old and complains about bad stomach pain in the upper stomach around the pancreas about once a month. Could it be insulin that causes that or something else?

March 30, 2000
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My daughter has had type 1 diabetes for 7 years now and has been diagnosed with Mauriac syndrome; where do I go for more information?

March 30, 2000
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