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My son was diagnosed over a year ago with diabetes type 1. Last week he went to a birthday party for 3 hours without me or his mother. I told the birthday boys’ parents that he has diabetes and that he knows what he is to do and not do. Do you think is was right for me to inform the parents?

February 7, 2000
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My daughter turned 2 a month ago. A few days after she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. At 15 days old she got the RSV virus. Is there a link to her diabetes and the RSV virus? Can a severe infection (flu or any strong virus) weaken the pancreas and cause diabetes?

February 7, 2000
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My sister is 36 years old and would like to know what goes wrong in the body for her to be diagnosed as having hyperglycemia. Her symptoms were that she was enraged and ready to murder and the next ten minutes break down in tears and depression. There is a history of diabetes in the family.

February 7, 2000
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I am an 18 year old female and have a question about what kind of diabetes I have and how it could be tested. I was diagnosed approximately 1 year ago with type 1. I had then switched endocrinologists due to insurance and he said I had type 2 because I am overweight and black

February 3, 2000
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I’d like to know why I keep reading in these Q&As that no one suggests Type 1s trying this trace mineral — chromium picolinate?

February 3, 2000
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My good friend has type 1 diabetes. She was diagnosed about 6 months ago, and still has unexplainable highs and lows. She talks about not living a lot, and she has been to see counselors and other doctors for that, but it doesn’t help. I don’t know how else to help or what to recommend.

February 3, 2000
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I am a 31 year old female with a 26 year history of IDDM, now on a pump. I am currently pregnant with my third child. On a 24 hour urine during my first trimester, my microalbumin was elevated (155 with a normal of <20). Is this "normally abnormal" for pregnancy?

February 3, 2000
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Could you tell me why we teach not to aspirate after injecting insulin?

February 3, 2000
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My son is a 19 year old type 1. We have kept “blood sugar” records for the last 12 years. Isn’t there a downloadable chart that could make keeping and reading the sugar readings easier? There must be a web site somewhere that one could use to print a well designed, easy-to-use form.

February 3, 2000
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My 10 year old daughter has had Type 1 diabetes since she was six, and has had problems with frequent bed-wetting during this time. Her doctors say she will grow out of it, however, she is in 5th grade now and I believe the bed-wetting is affecting her self-esteem.

February 3, 2000
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