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Is it necessary to check for ketones? For a year and a half, we have not checked our son for ketones when he has highs, just made corrections.

October 18, 2010
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Although my son’s blood sugar is in range two hours after higher fat meals, it goes up four to six hours later. What do you recommend for eliminating these highs?

October 18, 2010
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After six grand mal seizures in a day, my son was diagnosed with ketotic hypoglycemia, but I am concerned something else may be going on. What is your opinion?

October 13, 2010
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The school is insisting that my son check his blood sugar three times a day when the doctor recommended one check and is threatening to move my son to a school with a full time nurse. What are my rights to keep him at his current school?

October 13, 2010
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Diagnosed with type 1 two weeks ago, my daughter also had a UTI. She is still wetting the bed and urinating a lot. Could she still have a UTI or could it be something else?

October 13, 2010
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A student at our school keeps complaining of dizziness and forgetfulness. Today, he collapsed at recess. Should we be concerned? He was hospitalized over the weekend, but we are unsure anything happened.

October 5, 2010
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Can insulin be degraded in blood and ECF which become a reason for its decreased effectiveness? How do abnormal levels of HBA1c effect oxygen levels and results thereof?

October 5, 2010
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I am concerned that I have LADA or MODY because I am 20 kilograms underweight and have had pain in my shins. My A1c was under 5.0. What should I do?

October 5, 2010
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Though he has been approved for the Diamyd vaccine trial, my son is concerned about its effects because he already has ADHD and a learning disability. Have any autistic children been in the study? Are my son’s conditions considered neurological disorders?

September 27, 2010
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Why do people experience delayed lows after exercise? How should I handle them in the future? This time, I treated my son when he felt low, but was in range. His blood sugar dropped dramatically afterwards.

September 27, 2010
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