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About four months ago, we lost our 23 year old son, who had Down’s syndrome, to undiagnosed type 1 diabetes. He was sick for about eight days before he went into a diabetic coma, was in that for a week, then he died. Do you have any information about Down’s Syndrome and type 1 diabetes?

December 31, 2001
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My 23 month old grandson has been sick with a cold for several days, and his urine today showed high ketones with negative sugar. Isn’t it possible for the ketone burning to be a result of his illness and not eating?

May 26, 2001
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My granddaughter is 15. She was diagnosed at age 8. Every month 3 days prior to her menstrual period, she gets very sick. Throwing up, high sugars and wound up in the hospital with ketoacidosis. Will this happen every month or eventually straighten itself out?

September 28, 1999
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Sick Day Guidelines 2023

April 25, 2023
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Now that we have all emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are rebuilding our immune system.  This means we are catching all the germs our kids are bringing home from school, our coworkers are bringing into work, and whatever else our body catches. Since we were all isolated for so long, a lot […]

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Danielle Hutchison

April 3, 2024
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On December 19, 2005, I asked my mother if I could stay home from school because I was feeling sick. It was a Monday, and my mother, being the mom of a middle schooler, wasn’t sure if I really felt sick or if I was just trying to get out of going to school. So […]

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Brayden

March 18, 2024
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From his mom, Tasha: My son had been sick for a few days but on March 1, 2014, I thought his “stomach flu” was getting worse and thought if it wasn’t better by in the morning I would carry him to the hospital. Close to midnight something told me to check on him and I’m […]

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Selected Presentations from FFL Orlando 2023

August 7, 2023

Selected Presentations from Friends for Life Orlando 2023 Irl Hirsch, MD Growing Old with (type 1) Diabetes through Space and Time Laura Jacobsen, MD Dodging Comets: Managing Sick Days and Stress Days Insulin Pumps for Beginners: Getting All Systems Go! Progress Toward Prevention and Reversal of Type 1 Diabetes Jan Kavookjian, PhD, MBA, FAPhA, FADCES […]

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My six year old, who has just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, has been “sick” her entire life. Her tonsils are now out, she has had three sets of tubes, has had sinus surgery and has had three sinus endoscope procedures. The longest period of time she has been off antibiotics in her life is 34 days. Could all this be related to the diagnosis of diabetes?

June 13, 2001
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For the past five days, my body has not been responding to insulin. My numbers have been in the 175-200 mg/dl [9.7 -11.1 mmol/L] range, even fasting. I have taken my normal doses of insulin, and I’m not sick or stressed out.

April 2, 2001
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My daughter was referred to a pediatric endocrinologist because her regular doctor found sugar in her urine and also high blood sugar level at a recent sick visit. The specialist ran several blood tests and had us monitor her blood sugar for several days. She had a few high readings, but the doctor said that all of the lab reports indicate that she does not have diabetes at this time.

October 10, 1999
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