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Complications

My 14 year old son, who has diabetes, complained of burning feet. The balls of his feet appear raised and red. The pediatrician called it “burning feet syndrome”, said that it is caused by some sort of bacteria that grow in sneakers. Can you give me any further information? Could this have been caused by my son’s continual problems controlling his blood sugar?

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My 17 year old daughter, who has had type 1 diabetes for about eight years, recently woke up in the middle of the night crying because of too much pain in her right leg. We have been to the doctor but after all tests, he advised to control her blood sugar, which she has done, but still is having the same problem! What should we to stop this?

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I am 22 years old and have had diabetes for 16 years.I just took a 24 hour urine test and received a result of 4.2 mcg/min. I have read that one becomes a suspect for microalbuminuria at 7 mcg/min.

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My nine year old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 19 months. He is growing slowly and his bone age at this time is five years. Is this due to his diabetes? Is it possible that he may need a growth hormone? How will this affect his blood sugars?

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I was told recently of an eye disease that has almost taken one of my daughters’ friends sight. I can not remember the name but it is common in younger diabetics. It is not retinopathy.

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I have had a couple of high blood pressure readings. The endocrinologist was a little concerned about my microalbumin test. He didn’t prescribe any medication, but said that if it is still that high in a year, he will prescribe ACE inhibitors. Can you suggest any dietary guidelines to lower microalbumin/blood pressure naturally?

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My 18 year old daughter suffered a stroke three months after she started to use birth control pills. She has had diabetes since age ten, and does a great job of self-management. What happened?

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What are the most frequent neurological complications, if any, in a 15 year-old male with Type 1 diabetes, always poorly controlled (average daily blood sugars 255), since the age of 7?

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I have a friend who has had Type 1 diabetes for 16 years. She is now 29 and has lost sight in one eye. She has hypertension and has protein in the urine. I have many concerns regarding her condition, one being that she is very puffy and has extreme swelling in her legs, ankles, and feet.

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I am a young adult who has had diabetes since the age of six. I have had relatively good control over the years, but, recently, my control has suffered. I have neuropathy symptoms in my right leg and foot. This scares me a lot — enough to pay much more attention to my control. What steps can I take to minimise further nerve damage?

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