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Complications

My six year old son, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes four years ago, has had numerous seizures due to low blood sugars so his endocrinologist feels it is better to allow him to have blood sugars range in the 180-220 mg/dl [10-12.2 mmol/L] range. Would we not be risking possible complications later in life by allowing a higher range of blood sugar levels now?

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My 12 year old son, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of seven, has been on the insulin pump with Humalog for a little more than two years and is having a serious problem with lipoatrophy. Is there help out there for these kids with this problem?

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I’m 63 years old and have insulin dependent diabetes, in excellent sugar control. I am just getting over a bout with dysphagia. Is there a connection between dysphagia and diabetes?

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Since going on the pump, I have noticed that I will often be high six to eight hours after eating a relatively high fat, high protein dinner. I will fall low in the immediate post bolus period, then go high in the middle of the night. I know both celiac disease and gastroparesis can do strange things with fat and carb absorption, and I just don’t want to panic if it’s only a bolusing issue.

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Do all diabetics get glaucoma, or is it if you have a family history?

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After a recent kidney test, I was told I had a low creatinine clearance. I am to get re-tested in a month. What does this mean?

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The man I am dating has type 2. He is experiencing erectile disfunction. Could it be related to his diabetes or because he takes his two Glucophage all at once rather than twice a day?

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I have a non-proliferative retinopathy. I had a cataract, and a month ago, I had an ultrasound cataract operation on both eyes. After that, the doctor said to me that this operation causes progressing retinopathy in people with diabetes, and that he would recommend full laser photocoagulation. I have read many different opinions about laser. What do you think of it? What are the risks of that operation?

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My 16 year old son, who was born with Down Syndrome, was diagnosed with diabetes at age 2. Now 16, his kidneys are failing. What should we expect?

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My uncle, who has type 2 diabetes, is overweight and is a severe hard liquor alcoholic. He had cataract surgery, the eye doctor said that a blood vessel had grown around the lens which was bleeding, and now he is having trouble with his vision in that eye. Could his eyesight problems be due to the alcoholism and making the diabetes worse?

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