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I am 15 years old, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes five months ago, and I have been smoking marijuana at mealtime for about three months, and when I smoke, I get great pains in my chest area and it’s hard to talk. Is this because of the diabetes?

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My autistic son has diabetes and ADHD, and we do 10 to 15 finger pricks a day plus four shots. Our second anniversary is next week, and while this doesn’t seem to bother him, I don’t have the strength to care for him any more. I am melting.

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My three year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 20 months of age. Our biggest problem is getting her to eat what we serve at meal time. She seems to be figuring out that she can get her way by carrying on, and then I’ll give her what she wants. This doesn’t seem to be fair to her brother since we make him eat whatever is served. Can you offer any advice as to how I can get my daughter to eat what is served?

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My six old daughter was just diagnosed with type 1 three months ago. She was never a good eater until she lost the weight and became ill. Now that she has all her weight back, she is back to her, “I’m not hungry, I don’t want to eat” habits.

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My daughter has had several episodes of DKA, one at onset, another as her body was changing and recently another. I feel that there may some type of drug abuse. My concern is with the “date rape drug” Rohypnol. Can you please tell me how she may react if she had taken such a drug?

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My 15 year old daughter has had “brittle diabetes” for 6 years now. Her blood sugars are erratic because her eating is out of control. Are there special places to send teens with diabetes who are way out of control to teach them how to deal with this?

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My 15 year old daughter has had type 1 diabetes for a year. She is having a lot of problem adjusting to it. How long does it take for someone to finally accept that they have diabetes? Should I just totally back off and let her do whatever she want concerning her diabetes?

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My child had to sit out part of recess because of misbehavior, his blood sugar was high, and I don’t know if the blood sugar could contribute to this. Does high blood sugar make him more likely to have discipline problems?

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I have had diabetes for 12 years now and have had problems with it for three years now. The problem is I don’t like to do my blood tests at all. So, because of this, I do not check my sugars which means I have started to not bother doing all my shots every day. Please can you recommend something I can do or change because I just don’t know what to do any more.

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My friend takes pills and cocaine despite the fact he has type 1 diabetes. I am aware of all the effects of street drugs, but are there any other different effects he may encounter with his condition?

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