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My eight year old son is experiencing many symptoms (extreme mood swings, irritability, headaches, sweating at night, etc.). Is hypoglycemia genetic? My dad was hypoglycemic.

January 25, 2000
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Just about 2 weeks ago I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. If I go to a party and I know they are having cake and ice cream, how will I know how much insulin to give myself?

January 25, 2000
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Are there any special nutrients that diabetics need in their diet? If so, what are they?

January 25, 2000
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My niece is 11 years old. She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes approximately 1 year ago. She became ill yesterday and the doctors say she has protein and sugar in her urine. They have placed her in the hospital. What does this indicate and just how serious is this?

January 25, 2000
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My 9 year-old son uses 3 types of insulin, often in combination. Two of the caps on the bottles are the same color, increasing the likelihood that the wrong bottle will be grabbed and an incorrect dosage administered. Why doesn’t the FDA mandate that all insulin bottle tops have distinctive color caps?

January 25, 2000
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What are your feelings/recommendations on the Chicken Pox and Pneumonia vaccinations for a 2 1/2 year old with type 1? We all ready have received the first part of our flu shot.

January 25, 2000
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My 8 year old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 6. During the past few weeks it occurred on 3 occasions that he had a severe low blood sugar reaction shortly after the 6�P.M. insulin shot. Did we happen to inject directly in blood vessels?

January 25, 2000
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My antiGAD test came back at 6.3. Is this low? What thyroid antibodies should I have checked?

January 25, 2000
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I am a new RN and recently began working at a Children’s hospital. I am working on the floor that cares for all of the diabetics from birth – 18. I was just wondering if you could suggest a few reference books for me to consider purchasing.

January 25, 2000
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My wife was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and had been on diet and exercise only for 1 week, but levels over 100 for fasting made her dietitian ask for insulin shots at bedtime. Any wisdom to share?

January 22, 2000
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