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Diagnosis and Symptoms

We have a family history of diabetes, I am concerned about my two year old son and six year old daughter. Is it ever okay to just ask the doctor to check for diabetes in my children or is there some sort of home test I can do?

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Both my husband and I have very strong family histories of type 1 diabetes, and our seven year old daughter has been showing all the classic signs along with vomiting and diarrhea. Her doctor says since she has diarrhea, it not diabetes and will only do a urine test, which was negative. Since the urine test is negative, should I still push for additional testing for diabetes?

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I am 38 years old, was diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia about a year ago, and for the past month, my fasting sugars are 150 mg/dl [8.3 mmol/L] or above. I have seen this when I am pregnant, but I am not pregnant now. Could my hypoglycemia be changing over to diabetes? What should I do?

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My three year old niece has excessive thirst, clumsiness, seizures. After the last seizure, her sugar level was over 200mg/dl [11.1 mmol/L]. The neurologist can’t seem to find a reason for the seizures. Is this a form of diabetes?

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I am 31 years old, and I have recently been told by the physician that I have type 1 diabetes. How do they really differentiate between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?

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What are the common tests carried out to determine whether a person has diabetes? Are there non-invasive methods as well as invasive?

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Our daughter has been potty trained for two months. Recently I noticed in increase in her thirst and urination. Ketones were present in the urine. Are ketones normally present in urine and what should we be concerned about if the there is sugar in her urine?

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What are the possible consequences of late diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in an infant?

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I am a father of two and four year old girls. My mother has diabetes. I am concerned about my two year old. Someone told us to look up something called “water diabetes.” Not sure if there is even such a thing.

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My 14 tear old son was diagnosed 15 months ago with type 1 diabetes by a doctor who told us there was no chance that his diabetes was reversible or temporary. This week, after new lab tests and following a month of very low blood sugars and no insulin, a different doctor told us that our son is producing insulin. Have you seen similar cases?

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