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I have been told that I have pre-diabetes so I monitor my own blood sugar. My fasting blood sugar averages higher than during the day and at bedtime. I do not understand why my morning fasting sugar level is higher than during the day.

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Prior to my diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, four months ago, and since, my feet have been numb, tingly and swollen. Also, my right hand has numbness and twitches. Could this be neuropathy? Would it be best that I see an endocrinologist?

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After starting the treatments for my back and nerve, my levels have shot up to around the 200 mg/dl [11.1 mmol/L] fasting. Has anyone heard of this? Will they come back down?

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My seven year old son has had type 1 diabetes for six years. His sugar goes his sugar stays up and down most of the time. What can I do to keep him from jumping up or getting lows at night? Can he get on the Insulin pump?

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While the dawn phenomenon is well documented, have you seen patients who run a high blood glucose after dinner, up to bedtime and perhaps until 1:00 am?

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My eight year old daughter, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes five months ago, is now on Lantus in the morning with Humalog on a sliding scale based on carbs and her blood sugar readings prior to meals and has been waking up in the upper 100s to lower 200s mg/dl [5.6-11.1mmol/L]. Does she need Humalog with her bedtime snack?

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I am searching for short and long term complications of children (around ages five to six) with type 1 diabetes in divorce custody arrangements.

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For the past two months. my blood sugars are very low at night so, out of desperation, I started the “Zone” way of eating and it made the readings low. I stopped all the diabetes medications and my readings are in range, but after two weeks, it is starting to creep up. Can any of this be explained?

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A new student in my school tested his blood sugar this morning because he was “not feeling well”, and told me his numbers were all very high, but the meter memory showed otherwise. Could there be a problem with the meter memory? I know there is some kind of test to check the accuracy. Could you refresh my memory?

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My daughter had really good control for nearly a year on Mixtard 30. Her sugars started to rise and she wanted to move on to 4 injections per day basal/bolus. Her doctor agreed and she went to Lantus and NovoRapid about five weeks ago. She had a really good week then her sugars started to rise again.

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