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Aches and Pains

I had to call an ambulance when I had chest pain. After a lot of tests, they said it could have been a digestive problem. Is this possible?

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I use an OmniPod. When I bolus, I feel slight pain. Is this normal?

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My son was recently diagnosed with strep throat. It was rudely suggested that he had developed the illness because his glucose was not being properly managed. Is it possible for a child’s immune system to be harmed by erratic numbers, to the point that he could contract disease (strep) more easily?

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Our three and a half year old daughter, diagnosed at age 12 months with type 1 diabetes and recently started on the insulin pump, has been complaining occasionally of stomach pain soon after eating, and we have noticed a rise in blood sugars after meals that then return to normal. Could this be causing her stomach pain, or should we be looking at other possibilities?

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My daughter was diagnosed with diabetes type 1 about a year ago. She is 11 years old and complains about bad stomach pain in the upper stomach around the pancreas about once a month. Could it be insulin that causes that or something else?

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I have been recently told I have type 2 diabetes, and I have continuous pain in my penis and a small bump on it. I have told my doctor about this who tells me it’s related to diabetes. Should I question his answer?

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For about nine months, just about every day, my 14 year old son has been complaining of abdominal pain. Tests have been negative. He also as a problem with high blood sugars and currently is using the continuous glucose monitoring system for 72 hours to see what’s going on. What other tests can I request for the abdominal pain?

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I’m a 58 year old female who has had type 2 diabetes for about 11 years, and, I have pain in the back of my knee and down the calf. There’s no comfortable position I can get in for relief, it keeps me awake at night, and it aches terribly when I walk.

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Is the leg aching I’ve been experiencing related to my hypoglycemia?

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Diagnosed with type 1 three weeks ago, I have begun to experience symptoms of neuropathy. How is this possible? Could I really have had type 2, perhaps for several years? Could it be unrelated to diabetes?

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