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My 9 year old son was diagnosed 6 months ago. His management team want his sugar between 100 and 200. Lately, it has been fluctuating from 37-515. We haven’t had to change his diet, only paying more attention to carbs. Is this normal?

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I am a 38 year old male with type 1. I have been a diabetic for 13 years. I have fairly good control and get lots of physical activity. I was offered a job in Italy and am considering moving. I have a large inventory of supplies at home, but was wondering what would be available in Italy.

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My seventeen month old son was diagnosed six weeks ago. The dosages have been changed by his endocrinologist almost on a daily basis. We still have not been able to maintain him at his target numbers of 100-220 for more than two consecutive days. Do you have any suggestions?

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My 11 year old son has type 1 diabetes and has had it for 3 years; he is not doing well at it at all. His numbers are always high. Is there anything we can do? Can he get a transplant or is there something else we can do to keep him from having medical problems in the future?

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Is it healthy for have a nine year old with diabetes to have her levels jump very high then very low due to lack of proper supervision?

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My boyfriend’s daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes right after she was born. Will she have more health problems than other children due to being born with it?

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Our 16 year old Type 1 diabetic son has high blood sugars every morning (10.2 -20.0). We check him at night and he is usually high as well (8.0 – 10.0). He takes N (long) insulin and R (intermediate) insulin at bedtime. What can we do to lower the A.M. high blood sugars?

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My daughter is 7. Her levels are constantly high. My ex-wife continuously overmedicates her to compensate! For example it was 522, so she gave her 3 times the prescribed dose of insulin and it dropped to 83 in less than two hours! What are the immediate dangers that she could face?

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A Bedouin boy in an area not connected to a main electric power supply lines is looking for a device to store his insulin. The area is very warm. Can you please recommend a source of supply for such small cooling devices?

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Last week my 12 year old son was diagnosed with Type 1. He is hospitalized to control his glucose levels and to understand how to manage his condition. I feel like I need to learn more about diabetes. Is there a place for a more extensive training in diabetes Type 1 in the US?

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