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Our six year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes three week ago, and she has very quickly learned that if she doesn’t eat properly at morning tea, then at lunch time she will be hypo and get glucose tablets to bring up her glucose levels. This is happening on a daily basis. Other ideas on how to convince her to eat properly? How dangerous are daily lows?

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I have recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, my average glucose reading is 122 mg/dl [6.8 mmol/L]. However, If I eat a larger then normal meal at supper time, there is no great change in by glucose value until the next day. Can you please explain?

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Our three year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two weeks ago. We have several questions.

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I’ve have been taking various medications for my type 2 diabetes that help for a week or two and then the numbers start to go back up to 200-300 mg/dl [11.1-16.7 mmol/L] If I go on insulin, I will lose not only my job but my health insurance. Is there anything out there that is in testing stage that I can volunteer for? At this point, I will try anything.

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I am 18 years old, I got diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about a month back, and I have several questions.

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We recently switched our two and a half year old son (diagnosed at 13 months) to Humalog at meals with 5 units of Lantus in the morning, which is keeping his glucose readings within a better range, but he gets hypoglycemic between 4 am and 7 am.

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My son was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and his blood sugars have been consistently high. Is there anything that we should be concerned about?

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Is it common for doctors to see diabetes patients only once a year? Of course, I’d like to spend less time at the doctor’s, but should I be comfortable with this new recommendation? Is it common for doctors to see diabetes patients only once a year?

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My son recently began Lantus at evening time and Humalog with meals. His blood sugars have improved dramatically, however we are experiencing lows around 4:00am. Any thoughts?

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I am a Play Specialist and have a client who is recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I will be working with him and his family, which entails explaining certain procedures to them. What are the child and family going to experience in hospital — i.e., what tests will they get and which specialists will they see?

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