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Diagnosis and Symptoms

My six year old cousin was just diagnosed with MODY. Can he be managed by oral drugs? If yes, which ones can be used?

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My maternal grandfather has a very serious case of diabetes, diagnosed many years ago. I have been showing some signs. My doctors have tested me for diabetes, but it was negative. Do you think I am at high risk of diabetes? Am I just experiencing some sort of infection?

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Other than drawing blood for Islet Cell Antibodies, how can you differentiate between Type 1A and Type 1B?

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I have Type 1 diabetes and I have a son who is 7 years old. When my son has had few carbohydrates in his diet he becomes very difficult, irritable, angry. Is it possible that he has a sugar related problem, like hypoglycemia?

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My sister’s 8 year old son has sugar in his urine but no sign of sugar in his blood. The doctors have been doing tests but don’t know what’s wrong. Do you think the sugar in his urine is normal?

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I am 28 years old who was just diagnosed with diabetes. My wife is 8 months pregnant. She has it in her family too. Once our baby is born, at what age(s) and how often should we have our child checked for diabetes?

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I have a 7 year old who has been having a problem with frequent urination. She has two aunts and a cousin with diabetes, who are also Hispanic. She recently had her urine and blood checked and there wasn’t any sugar in the urine and the blood was 90.

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I am 13 years old and always feeling tired, sad, thirsty and hungry. I have been doing research on diabetes and found out my family has a history of Type 1 diabetes. Should I ask my mother to take me in to the doctor or should I just see if anything happens?

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My eight year old daughter recently saw an ophthalmologist yesterday who detected a microaneurysm in the macular area of her left eye. He suspects that she may have diabetes, but she has never exhibited symptoms of diabetes. She is scheduled for testing to see if she has diabetes. Could the microaneurysm be caused by something else? What is the likelihood that she does have diabetes?

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My daughter has a ring all the way around her neck that is dark, crusty and cracked, and I remember reading somewhere that this was a symptom of something which I thought that it was diabetes. Is this true? What might be causing it?

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