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Recently I had a very low sugar without warning. Can I anticipate this happening more often?

July 17, 1999
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My 25 year old son is an apprentice golf professional and having difficulty controlling his blood sugar. He is wondering if an insulin pump would be beneficial for him. He is concerned about placement of the pump.

July 14, 1999
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My 6 year old grandson has had diabetes for a month. and short term. Since he has started insulin he has became really overactive, he talks back to you, and he does not listen. Before he was well mannered and behaved real good. Could this be coming from the insulin?

July 13, 1999
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I have Type 2 diabetes. Besides diet and exercise and medication to control blood sugar, are there any natural aids to help blood sugar levels?

July 13, 1999
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For a newly diagnosed Type IA diabetes patient, is it necessary to send certain laboratory studies before giving exogenous insulin?

July 11, 1999
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My 14 year old daughter with diabetes has had two seizures at night in the last several months. I would like to know if there is any equipment available to detect low blood sugars or seizures so that we could be more proactive in this situation.

July 11, 1999
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Other than drawing blood for Islet Cell Antibodies, how can you differentiate between Type 1A and Type 1B?

July 11, 1999
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My daughter, 12 years old, has Type 1 diabetes. She plays basketball with a highly competitive league. We were thinking of giving her an insulin shot of Humalog at 3 P.M. and having her eat dinner then.

July 11, 1999
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My granddaughter had been urinating a lot just in the past week. My daughter seems to think she is at risk for developing diabetes because of the diabetes she had while pregnant.

July 11, 1999
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My son (age 9 years) was diagnosed at age 6 years. Our problem now involves the choice of private secondary school which insists that our child present at the sick bay for all finger prick tests because of the risk of blood cross infections, etc.

July 11, 1999
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