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My son sleeps better when I give him cornstarch in his bottle. Why is it helpful? We have checked his blood sugars intermittently and they were in range.

April 17, 2012
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I will be on steroids for at least six months due to pertussis. My A1c has always been under 7.1 and I am wondering about the effects of the steroids. Will I be more prone to DKA?

April 16, 2012
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I had gestational diabetes and required a lot of insulin. My adolescent son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, then depression, then ADD. Are my son’s issues related to my gestational diabetes?

April 10, 2012
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Since January, my young adult daughter has been bedridden with pain following DKA in December. She also had Lyme disease, DKA again and ongoing pain. What do you suggest to help with her pain and get her back to normal?

April 10, 2012
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Proportionally, do women with pre-existing diabetes suffer more complications with their pregnancies then those with gestational diabetes?

April 4, 2012
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At the doctor for a weight check, my daughter had a random blood glucose of 298 mg/dl [16.6 mmol/L]. The doctor wanted to run other tests. What could they be? Does she have diabetes?

April 4, 2012
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I use NovoRapid and Levemir. I have had lipohypertrophy that slowly disappeared, but I now have crater-like pits on both my abdomen and legs, where I inject insulin. How can I prevent more of these from appearing?

April 3, 2012
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An endocrinologist said my daughter has type 1 diabetes, that she needs insulin. I refused and am hoping that her blood sugar will go down with diet and medication. What type of diabetes does my daughter have?

March 31, 2012
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My teen son has developed knots in his thigh quad muscle. Could this be related to his diabetes?

March 29, 2012
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Will an MRI with contrast affect my son’s kidneys? He has had no kidney issues so far after 20 years with type 1.

March 29, 2012
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