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Diagnosis and Symptoms

I have type 2 and noticed some signs of diabetes in my four year old. He had some elevated blood sugars, but the doctor said his A1c was fine. What should we do?

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Our newborn baby has very high blood insulin levels after two weeks treatment with glucose and baby milk to stabilise her glucose. What is the reason for this high insulin content?

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I have repeatedly told my son’s doctor concerns of his breathing, dry skin, continuous colds and development issues since birth. He doctor knew my concern about diabetes since my husband has diabetes.The doctor put my son on steroids for his colds, etc. Were these all signs of the onset of diabetes? Could the steroids have brought it to the surface?

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My son is going to be tested for hypoglycemia because whenever he has to take any medicines, he has outbursts of anger and destruction that can’t be explained or controlled. Everything causes a reaction in him, and I noticed that he does seem moodier when he doesn’t eat well. Have you ever heard of medicine being linked to low blood sugar?

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For five months, I have been ill, having some of the symptoms of diabetes. When I tested my urine yesterday, the section for urine changed an unusual color, then changed again after it sat for five minutes. What does this mean?

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My daughter has PCOS and insulin resistance. The family doctor says she has impaired glucose tolerance, but her endocrinologist says that she has type 2 diabetes. Which is it?

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Recently I went to a health fair where I had a meter blood sugar of 135 mg/dl [7.5 mmol/L] after lunch, and I was told it was borderline. Afterward I had testing done at two different laboratories. Can you throw some light on this? What is my condition?

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My son has autism and we know that he is not going to drink the standard solution used for a glucose tolerance test. Is there an alternative to drinking the standard liquid to do a glucose tolerance test? Would it be valid to test his blood

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My nine year old son seems to have terrible reactions to sugar, and seems to get hyper, then mean, then very whiny. I have had several people tell me he may have diabetes or something, but his pediatrician says it was hooey, and to take him to a doctor for behaviors. Please help.

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My daughter has some of the symptoms of type 1, but negative antibodies. Could she become antibody positive? How long until she meets the “diabetic diagnostic levels” of fasting or postprandial blood sugars?

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