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Behavior

Can an insulin pump be used to manipulate blood sugar levels or used to set blood sugar levels either higher or lower than normal?

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Do you have any suggestions for discipline when dealing with highs? How do you suggest we handle our younger daughter watching her older sister not get in trouble for things she herself is not allowed to get away with?

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Our daughter, diagnosed in December 2014, complains of much physical pain and behaves very poorly, with tantrums if things don’t go her way. Is this related to diabetes?

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My 12 year old daughter has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. She’s coming home and is very afraid of shots. How are we going to treat her diabetes?

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My son has had Type 1 diabetes for two years. Since that time he has found it hard to have any drive. The high school he is attending wants to keep him back because of excessive absences (25).

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I am an educator who works in a special education school. I have a student who was recently diagnosed with diabetes. This student has been having severe outbursts after lunch, prior to his being diagnosed. Could these behaviors in any way be affected by his diabetes?

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My daughter, who has type 1 diabetes, is a drug addict and an alcoholic. I need to know the repercussions. She has been in rehabilitation, and I have done everything else for her, but nothing helps. I just want to know what she has to look forward to in the future, if anything.

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My 35 year old friend (5 feet 11 inches, 385 pounds) has just been told he has type 2 diabetes, and drinks, smokes, and gets little exercise. What are his odds? I plan to show him your answer,in an effort to help him.

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My four year old daughter has type 1 diabetes, and I have been trying to get information on its cognitive effects.I have conducted a Medline search which yielded somewhat conflicting results indicating that hypo- and hyperglycemia can cause problems so I am very concerned, and I am having trouble coming up with a plan that focuses on limiting both. What is your opinion on the relationship between early diagnosis and cognitive impairment?

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My six year old, diagnosed with diabetes about a year ago, is becoming lazy about her diabetes and resists most anything I ask her to do. I am the main care giver as her dad works a lot of hours, and I just wonder how to deal with her outbursts like saying I’m so mean because I make her check her finger, get after her to finish her meals, etc.

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