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My father has diabetes and his blood sugar is staying around 67. What can I do to bring it up?

June 9, 1999
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Should maltitol be calculated like the other sugar alcohols by dividing the carbohydrates in half?

June 9, 1999
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My five year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2. She has developed a rash on her bottom that I believe is a yeast infection. How do you treat a yeast infection of the skin?

June 9, 1999
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How would the amount of caloric increase in a cardiac diet for an elderly person with Type 1 diabetes that has a fever, plus a wound infection be determined?

June 7, 1999
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Whenever I get ketones I get a burning sensation that is very painful in my throat. Is this caused by ketones and what exactly is going on?

June 7, 1999
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I have had diabetes now for six and a half years. I still have not been able to get a handle on it, and I’m a bit confused as to the next step I should take.

June 7, 1999
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I understand how illness can cause blood glucose to increase, but why does a child sometimes have low blood glucose readings that are hard to raise during an illness?

June 7, 1999
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My daughter was diagnosed several months ago. I am having trouble finding low- or no-carbohydrate snacks for the times she is high but needs to eat a meal or is hungry for a snack.

June 7, 1999
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I am a 17 year old non-overweight, white male. I recently have been experiencing many of the symptoms of having diabetes for about a week.

June 7, 1999
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I have used an insulin pump for three years. I have developed extreme lipoatrophy/dystrophy in my thighs, even though I rotate sites religiously. What is causing this?

June 7, 1999
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