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My 5 year old granddaughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes; she takes insulin shots. I would like to know why her blood sugar fluctuates so much when we make sure she eats correctly at meals and snacks.

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My 7 year old son has had diabetes for 5 years now. My problem is our diabetic team. I am searching for a new one. Can you give me a research tool to find a good diabetic team for my son?

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We have a seventeen year old who is a brittle diabetic and is continually on the run. The problem are his behaviors his is oppositional defiant. We are out of ideas. What about the pump? Do you have ideas about a support group for this type of child?

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My daughter was diagnosed at 13 months; she is now 3 years old. About 2 months ago she started using an insulin pump. It has helped to level out her blood glucose levels, however, her appetite has increased. She always seems to be hungry. Does the insulin itself trigger hunger?

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I am taking care of a family with nine children, five of whom have a rare mutation in an insulin receptor causing extreme insulin resistance and huge problems with controlling diabetes. Do you have experience with IGF-1 or insulin sensitizers?

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If I check her at 4:30 am and her blood sugar is 121mg/dl [6.7 mmol/L] and three hours later its 289 mg/dl [16.1 mmol/L], what is that? Did she go low and rebound?

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My 9 year old daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes after being admitted to the clinic in a diabetic coma. Now she is getting 2 Units of R and 1 Unit of NPH per day. She is also following a meal plan. I would greatly appreciate if you could give me information on the possible methods of further rehabilitation.

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My son is 13 years old and has had Type 1 diabetes for 4 years. Recently I have noticed that he is having difficulty in absorbing and memorising school work. I am very concerned, as he will be having exams soon. Is this linked to diabetes?

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I am a 41-year-old man who was diagnosed with type 1 over 27 years ago. I visited a new internist who suggested that Actos would help me manage the peaks and valleys of my blood glucose. I checked it out and the Actos website says that it is “inappropriate” for type 1. Should I fill the prescription?

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What are the results on people with diabetes who do not check themselves as told to do?

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