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My daughter was diagnosed last summer. Her doctors recommend that we avoid “sugar” products, even though new research has shown that total carbohydrates are more important than the type of carbohydrate. Do simple sugars spike the blood sugar levels faster and drop down more sharply and quicker?

July 8, 1999
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Are alpha cells affected by the autoimmune response like the beta cells? In other words are they destroyed in the same way?

July 8, 1999
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I am 16 years old and I want more information on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. I have Type 1 and my daddy has Type 2.

July 8, 1999
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What is the highest blood sugar on record where the diabetic survived?

July 7, 1999
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My husband (63) has had diabetes for 10 years. He experiences terrible cold sweats at night. His blood sugar is high in the evenings, but is normal in the morning. I was told that he is crashing. What is crashing?

July 7, 1999
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My stepdaughter is 14. Her endocrinologist’s staff tells her she can eat whatever she wants between meals, so long as she takes a shot. How much is too much insulin to take in one day? And what will the long term effect of this be on her body?

July 7, 1999
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I have a 6 year old daughter. When we give her insulin, she has an allergy. Often painful tumours appear on her body.

July 7, 1999
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Not too long ago I received an e-mail from an unknown user that offered me some “pills” that supposedly help a child keep glucose levels down close to normal. Is there such a pill?

July 7, 1999
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How does the diabetes symptom polyphagia occur? Something that stimulates our hunger center? What’s its mechanism?

July 5, 1999
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Can you tell me what the term LADA refers to?

July 5, 1999
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