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Aches and Pains

My daughter is nine years old and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 5. These past nine months, she has had HbA1c of 9.9 and 10.2 and been constantly complaining of stomach pain. Could there be something else wrong?

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My seven year old daughter, who has had type 1 diabetes for nine months, constantly complains about her tummy burning and aching all the time. Is this common in children with diabetes? What causes this?

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I have had right sided abdominal pain under the rib cage for a few months. I had my gall bladder removed three years ago, and the pain is pretty much right under the scar so I’m wondering if it’s possible that this is possibly causing the pain.

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My nine year old daughter has had type 1 diabetes since she was two years old. She gets this pain in her left side of her stomach that is so bad she can’t move, but by the time we get her to the hospital it’s gone. Have you ever heard of any such thing? The doctors won’t do anything about it.

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I have been suffering from many aches and pains. Are they related to my diabetes or something else?

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My young daughter was just diagnosed with type 1. She keeps complaining about pain under her left rib cage. Could she have kidney damage? Would the pain be related to her diabetes?

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I have an avulsion fracture of my fifth metatarsal in my right foot. My calf muscle is extremely painful and my blood sugars are spiking. Could this be a blood clot? What kind of stationary exercise could I do?

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My daughter has had abdominal pain for five years and now feels pins and needled in her extremities. Might she have autonomic neuropathy? What tests should she have? Do others diagnosed with diabetes at a young age suffer these same symptoms?

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My 16 year old experiences pain each time he changes his pump site. How can we ease the pain?

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I’ve had diabetes for 19 years and have joint pain in two of my fingers. Could this be a complication of diabetes or is it more likely to be something unrelated?

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