Need Help Submit your question to our team of health care professionals. Current Question See what's on the mind of the community right now. Meet the Team Learn more about our world-renowned team. CWD Answers Archives Review the entire archive according to the date it was posted. Submit Your QuestionCurrent QuestionMeet the DTeamDTeam Archives DTeam Archives My 7 year old daughter has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for about 3.5 years. She is on lispro and Ultralente insulins. She says the Ultralente burns when it is injected by itself. She says it hurts less when the Ultralente is mixed with a few units of lispro (when needed). Is this common? September 14, 1999 Posted in: Insulin Read I have heard about a condition called restless leg syndrome and that it occurs in diabetics. What is RLS, what causes it, and where can I get more info on it? September 14, 1999 Posted in: Complications Read My daughter is 21 years old, diagnosed at age 15 with Type 1. Last year, she had four episodes in which her blood glucose went skyrocketing to over 500, and wouldn’t come down. All four times she ended up being hospitalized. She has been on an insulin pump for about 6 months. A few weeks ago, she had another high blood glucose episode for no known reason. September 12, 1999 Posted in: Hyperglycemia and DKA Read At 4 days old, my son was diagnosed with “transient diabetes of the newborn”. I have not been able to find anyone to explain to me what it is and why it happened. September 12, 1999 Posted in: Diagnosis and Symptoms Read Our 12 3/4 year old son has had one mild diabetic seizure and 2 pretty full blown seizures in the past few days. Can you give us any information on why these seizures occur and how they can be prevented? September 12, 1999 Posted in: Hypoglycemia Read What low blood sugar reading is considered to be low-severe versus that which is low-moderate for a young child? September 12, 1999 Posted in: Hypoglycemia Read My daughter is 11 1/2 and had diabetes for 9 1/2 years. Twice within the past month she has complained of a severe headache and I have tested her blood sugar and she was somewhat low. Is it possible that these are migraine headaches? September 12, 1999 Posted in: Aches and Pains Read I have a 3 year old nephew who’s father is hypoglycemic. My husband is a type 1 diabetic who takes 4 shots a day. We’ve taken some blood sugar counts on my nephew as per his persistent requests. To our surprise, we got some very high results. September 12, 1999 Posted in: Diagnosis and Symptoms Read What pre-surgery precautions should be taken for diabetic children? September 12, 1999 Posted in: Other Read My son is 14 years old and is on an insulin pump. He tests 4 times/day and his tests are low. In spite of the fact that his basal rate continues to be adjusted lower to accommodate the low tests, his A1c results are higher at each three-month doctor visit. Could there be any reason why the A1c is high while the daily blood tests remain low? September 12, 1999 Posted in: A1c (Glycohemoglobin, HgbA1c), Hypoglycemia Read « Previous 1 … 1,536 1,537 1,538 1,539 1,540 … 1,587 Next »
