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Behavior

I have type 1 diabetes, and I have an eating disorder. How common is compulsive eating disorder with type 1 diabetes? How does one tell this food problem to a dietitian when trying to formulate a meal plan. I’m sure they’d look at you really “funny”.

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My five year old son sometimes “steals” food instead of asking me for a snack. It all started about a year ago when he stole a brownie and hid it in his room. What can I do or say to make him understand that he cannot take food and steal it without my knowledge?

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My 16 year old daughter has been type 1 for almost five years now. Six weeks ago she choose to stop using the pump because she hates changing her infusion set. Her A1c was 12.8. She says that she never feels good. She says she is sick and tired of being sick and tired all the time. Can you help? She hates being a diabetic.

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Usually my son’s blood sugars are on the low side except for dinner time, and and, during the day he goes through these temper tantrums where he will whine and cry and get upset very easily. Could this be part of the disease?

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My partner, has experienced painful cramps in his right leg shortly after taking his insulin and has also indicated that he is being inconsistent in taking his medication. What can I do?

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My almost six year old nephew has had diabetes since he was a year old, he has always had severe mood swings, and he has gone from the “terrible twos” to the “frenetic fives.” His behavior is often attributed to his diabetes, but I am unable to find information to validate my sister’s theory. Is this a valid theory? Can you direct me to an information source on this subject?

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Do a lot of young children have behavioral problems that go along with diabetes?

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My stepdaughter is five years old and recently she has been regressing with her toilet training. Is this related to her diabetes?

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Recently, I found my teen daughter in a daze and suspected she was low. After the paramedics arrived, she was extremely combative and had to be sedated. By then, her blood sugar was 110 mg/dl [6.1 mmol/L]. All hospital tests were negative. Her endocrinologist felt this was a hypoglycemic event. Could it have been?

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My teen daughter has not been testing her blood sugar and skipping insulin to lose weight. What should I do?

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