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Eight weeks ago, our 20 month old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. She seems to get ill easily since being diagnosed and refuses drink and food. I try to get answers from her endocrine provider, but they are starting to make me feel incompetent. I am not comfortable with making changes on my own and have no support from the doctor.

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About five months ago, my 63 year old mother had a stroke, and her blood sugar has gone utterly barmy. It is in the high 20s mmol/L [360 mg/dl] most of the time. She does not get any symptoms whether high or low, can you help?

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Over the last two months, my six year old son, who is on Mixtard, has had bouts of nausea with episodes of early morning (5:00 am) vomiting and a severe headache. In addition, he will have with moderate to high ketones. and he rarely meets his A1c target. However, his specialist does not recommend tight control in the under seven age group. How can we prevent this?

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How can our son, given the same insulin amounts at the same time of day and eating basically the same carbs, fats, and proteins at each meal every day, run low with no unusual amount of exercise? Is it true that insulin absorption rate may varying up to 40% from shot to shot?

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My 39 year old friend was recently diagnosed with diabetes. My friend and I were not comfortable with the doctor, who isn’t a specialist and insisted on a second opinion by an endocrinologist. What do you think of this doctor’s advice?

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My doctor had me do the C-peptide and antibody tests last week. She says it will take one more week to get the results back. Until then, I’m stuck with poor control no matter how hard I try. I test my blood glucose 10-14 times a day because my numbers are jumping all over the place, and I feel crappy all the time. Is it possible to have two honeymoons? Do you have any ideas?

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We are new to Missouri, and I barely got my child enrolled in school here this week. I need to know why her blood sugars keep dropping below 30 mg/dl [1.7 mmol/L] since we got here from Arizona. I was wondering if climate and elevation could be affecting her blood sugar. Is this normal for a move?

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My blood sugar increases significantly during the long morning drive to work. I can’t change my basal rates because I don’t have the same problem on the weekends. Can the stress of driving be the cause of the increase? Do you have any suggestions?

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On a recent trip to an amusement park, our bags were searched and we were told we could not take in our emergency “low packs, ” such as juice and snacks. How is this possible? Is this legal?

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My son is having erratic blood sugars during puberty. How long will ipuberty last? Can he achieve an A1c under eight while in puberty?

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