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Our was diagnosed 7 months ago. Although we maintained good control at first, her blood sugars now fluctuate from anywhere between 3.0 to 27 mmol/l in a day. What are we doing wrong?

June 7, 1999
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Our son is 18, newly diagnosed Type 2. He also has irritable bowel syndrome as do I, also a Type 2. We need the potatoes, rice stuff to keep bowel from going to constant diarrhea; the green leafy stuff is giving us fits. Any recommendations?

June 4, 1999
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How is diabetes caused? And how is it diagnosed from other diseases? Which other diseases have similar causes?

June 4, 1999
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My daughter had been ill for about 2 1/2 – 3 weeks. Her pediatrician did a test on her urine to determine if she had a urinary tract infection. They found sugar in her urine. Is this a precursor to diabetes?

June 4, 1999
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During our daughter’s last two clinic visits, her thyroid gland is enlarged. Is it recommended that children with Type 1 Diabetes and an extremely elevated thyroid antibody level begin thyroid treatment immediately?

June 4, 1999
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My daughter was recently diagnosed with a UTI. I did a Uristix on her urine to check if there were signs of the UTI recurring and found she had +++ of ketones. Do you think that an overnight fast (and mild fever) could account for the ketonuria?

June 4, 1999
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My 16 year old son has Type 1 diabetes. He also has Down’s Syndrome. I know that most teenagers are managing their diabetes on a four injection per day regimen using the pen. Do you have any experience of Down’s Syndrome people on this regimen?

June 4, 1999
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My 8 year old niece was diagnosed with diabetes about a week back. The doctors are still testing if it’s insulin dependent or not. If it is insulin dependent, what are the methods by which insulin can be administered? The only method that is known here is of injecting it.

June 4, 1999
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My 10 year old son has just found out that he has Type 1. My sister says my son is still in the honeymoon period. Please explain to me the honeymoon period.

June 4, 1999
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My eight year old son was diagnosed with diabetes about six months ago. Before that he was diagnosed with ADHD. Could high blood sugar levels mask as ADHD?

June 4, 1999
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