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Aches and Pains

Recently, my daughter has been complaining about leg and arm cramps as well as stomach aches. Is this something about which I should be concerned?

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My son has goes through three one to two week periods when he felt ill, but had no vomiting, fever or ketones. The doctor feels it is not diabetes related. What is your opinion?

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I am 14 years old, and I have diabetes and a nickel allergy which is causing discomfort. Are there any special precautions I should take for the medicine and things like that?

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Our six year old daughter, diagnosed with diabetes at the age of two, recently she has been complaining of bad stomach pains. The doctor thought she might be having problems with constipation, but have taken care of that problem, and she still complains of stomach pain. Is there any connection between the stomach pain and diabetes?

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My daughter was diagnosed a little over a year ago. She has very frequent abdominal pain regardless of glucose levels. She has been worked up for both celiac disease and renal Insufficiency, both of which were negative. Are there other conditions that may cause the abdominal pain that relate to diabetes?

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I have had type 1 diabetes for 14 years, and I have recently begun to experience pain and severe tightness in my neck and shoulders, with an accompanying severe itch. Even more recently, I have had numbness and tingling down both arms, and even after tests, no one can figure out what is going on. Has anyone dealt with anything similar? Any thoughts on this problem?

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My son’s blood sugars are out of control, and we are working with our diabetes team to bring them under control. However, my son is 14 years old and fighting us all the way. He frequently wakes up screaming in the middle of the night in pain. What causes nighttime leg cramps in children with diabetes?

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My 62 year old husband has been running for twenty years, but about six months ago, he started walking with me because he was getting a pain under his ribs after running. Initially after stopping running the pain eased, but now it is returning.

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Recently, I had a work injury which was diagnosed as a lower back injury (sciatica). I had an MRI and a EMG and the orthopaedic surgeon said that there was abnormal damage to the nerve on the left leg which be attributes to my sugar levels not being under control. Is my diabetes a contributing factor to my lower back pain and left leg numbness?

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I have been having terrible headaches that started in the back of my head to start and now are throughout my whole head. I am getting worried, but I don’t know who else to ask for help since my doctor is not helping me. Is there anything related to the diabetes that could cause this terrible headaches?

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