Need Help Submit your question to our team of health care professionals. Current Question See what's on the mind of the community right now. Meet the Team Learn more about our world-renowned team. CWD Answers Archives Review the entire archive according to the date it was posted. Submit Your QuestionCurrent QuestionMeet the DTeamDTeam Archives DTeam Archives I have been unable to control my type 2 through diet and several drugs. I need to take a sulfonylurea. Given that I have VPC, which do you recommend? June 4, 2013 Posted in: Pills for Diabetes, Type 2 Read I have just been diagnosed with diabetes. Both my parents and older brother have type 2. Is it hereditary? Is it curable? June 4, 2013 Posted in: Diagnosis and Symptoms, Type 2 Read Do you know anyone using the T-slim pump and do they like it? Since our endocrinologist is not pump savvy, should I look for one who also as an educator and nurse? May 16, 2013 Posted in: Insulin Pumps, Other Read Newly diagnosed, our daughter’s blood sugar was 250 mg/dl [13.9 mmol/L] at 11:30 p.m. We gave her two glasses of water. Should we do a correction or wait? May 16, 2013 Posted in: Daily Care, Hyperglycemia and DKA Read In a drug test for employment, my daughter tested positive for cocaine, which she says she had not used. I saw on the Internet that diabetes may result in a false positive. What should we do? May 16, 2013 Posted in: Other Read My daughter was put on high dose estrogen pills for severe menstrual bleeding. Her blood sugars then went up, as did her A1c. Was this an appropriate treatment for a teen with type 1? Blood work also shows her AST is elevated from taking the pills. Do I need to worry about liver damage? May 8, 2013 Posted in: Other, Other Medications Read Since getting a Depo Provera shot for her PCOS, my daughter’s blood sugars have remained between 300 and 600 mg/dl [16.7 and 33.3 mmol/L]. Is this from the shot? How long will this last? April 30, 2013 Posted in: Hyperglycemia and DKA, Other Read The endocrinologist has recommended we put our daughter on a pump before she starts kindergarten in the fall. Our daughter is not interested. What are its advantages compared to pens? April 30, 2013 Posted in: Daily Care, Insulin Pumps Read I am a school nurse with a newly diagnosed teen patient who has fluid retention in many parts of her body, caused by insulin per her doctors. I have never heard of this. Could there be something else going on? April 30, 2013 Posted in: Diagnosis and Symptoms, Other Read Despite having had it for over 30 years, I have never taken care of my type 1 diabetes. Is it too late to start taking responsibility for it? April 9, 2013 Posted in: Other Read « Previous 1 … 22 23 24 25 26 … 1,587 Next »
