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Behavior

My son has said that he’s feeling depressed about two days a week. He is frustrated with some aspects of diabetes. I plan to take him to the endocrine counselor in three months. What can we do in the meantime?

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Does diabetes cause one to be bad tempered?

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My teen daughter lies constantly about her blood sugars and skips shots. I’ve sent her to a counselor, but nothing is working. What should I do?

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Since a severe low, my teen daughter has been letting her blood sugars run high. She’s afraid and in a rut from which she cannot pull herself. What should we do? How long can one wait to eat after taking a shot of NovoLog?

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A young teen patient has consistent elevated A1cs, but normal readings on her glucometer. CGMS use showed 25% of the glucoses were high. What do you think is going on? Family and patient have denied foul play.

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Our family doctor has put my teen daughter on a sliding scale. However, this is not working well. She eats without proper insulin dosing and has out of control blood sugars. What should I do?

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How can we get our daughter to stop sneaking food? Suffering from constipation, our daughter’s celiac tests have been negative. What else should we have checked?

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Diagnosed with pre-diabetes in December 2007, my husband is having mood swings and anger. I am trying to monitor his diet and he takes half a tablet of metformin twice a day. Does he need further diabetes management?

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Recently, my son’s s behavior becomes highly disruptive mid to late morning at preschool. Is it possible this is because his blood sugar is dropping precipitously? At home, I can see his behavior changing and avoid a downward spiral in behavior and blood sugar.

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My teen son is lonely and depressed, has developed bad habits, including rage bolusing. He refuses to go to therapy. What do you recommend?

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