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My teenage son, a type 1 diabetic for 2 years, recently failed a breathalyzer test for alcohol. His blood sugars had been very high for several days before the test and his reading at the time of the test was 383. Could he have failed the test due to acetone in his breath?

August 24, 1999
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My 4 year old son was diagnosed with type 1 eight months ago. We are constantly making adjustments to his insulin regimen. His daily blood glucose can easily swing from 40 to the 500’s. What are the effects of these swings on him and what can be done to help reduce them?

August 24, 1999
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I am the mother of a 9 year old boy who has been challenged with insulin dependent diabetes for the past 2 years. My question is regarding the initial diagnosis. Wouldn’t this be a good time to profile the children with this disease (say with an extensive questionnaire) to help find common denominators that might contribute to getting this disease?

August 24, 1999
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Is it okay to use different brands of insulin together when preparing a mixed dose of R and N?

August 24, 1999
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As a parent of two diabetics, I can easily smell if either of my children has ketones from their breath. Can the diabetic taste the ketones?

August 24, 1999
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My 17 month old niece was diagnosed 5 months ago. I need to know how many carbohydrate grams she is allowed to have in one day.

August 24, 1999
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My niece is 7 and was diagnosed with diabetes last summer. In the past couple weeks her blood sugar is dropping dramatically during the night. They have been in touch with their doctor who changed their bedtime routine but they have heard of something call “NiteBite bars” and would like to know if anyone has heard of them.

August 22, 1999
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My 13 year old son was having chest pains, excessive thirst, frequent urination, blurred vision, headaches, sleepy and tired all the time. Everything was fine except his white blood count was low. The doctor took him off sugar and all the symptoms went away.

August 22, 1999
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My husband was recently diagnosed with diabetes, however, doctors are unsure whether or not he is Type 1 or Type 2. He is 21 years old, and had a grandfather who died of complications from Type 2. Please give me your opinion of what type you think he may be.

August 22, 1999
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I have been to the doctor, and I was diagnosed with diabetes. He told me there were three different types that I might have but didn’t explain them in detail. Could you please give me some information about each of the three please?

August 22, 1999
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