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My son (11 years old) was diagnosed as diabetes Type 1 a month ago. He had 800 mg/dL sugar when we went to hospital. He had all the symptoms like excessive thirst, excessive urination, excessive hunger weight loss, fatigue, high blood sugar level, and sugar and ketones in the urine.

January 3, 2000
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My son has had Diabetes Type 1 for just over a year. He is 12 years old. Last week he broke his ankle and will be in a cast for 4 weeks. Do I need to be concerned about his recuperation?

January 3, 2000
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How young can a child get type 1 diabetes? My 3 year old becomes very tired, whiney and slows down until he gets some food in his system. I was seriously gestationally diabetic with him and my husband’s father had Type�1 and died at a young age. Should I be concerned?

January 3, 2000
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I am 14 years old. I was researching diabetes and I have some of the symptoms and I wanted to know if this is normal for a 14 year old or am I at risk for diabetes?

January 3, 2000
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I have a teenage daughter who is not overweight and we’re not sure if she’s MODY or Type 2. Are there any tests other than genetic testing that could help in the determination?

January 1, 2000
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I am nearly 16, and have had diabetes for nearly 6 years now. One of my pen-pals in Canada has invited me to stay with her next summer. I asked my mum, but she said no. I really want to go, but I feel my mum is using my diabetes against me!

January 1, 2000
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How does stress affect children with diabetes? Does it have a part in sugar levels changing so rapidly?

January 1, 2000
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How is the treatment of MODY different from treatment of Type�1 and Type 2?

January 1, 2000
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I am currently using the Novopen 3.0 with Actrapid. My doctor has prescribed lispro for me but Novo Nordisk don’t produce this. Will Lispro cartridges work with my pen?

January 1, 2000
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Do you have any information on using a heart rate monitor to monitor or catch hypoglycemia in children or adults with type�1 diabetes?

January 1, 2000
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