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Diagnosis and Symptoms

Our seven year old son, who has Down’s syndrome and Graves’ disease, is behaving badly (edgy), eating/drinking constantly, not sleeping at all, and has lost five pounds in two months. On a hunch, I borrowed a blood glucose meter from my neighbor who has diabetes and his blood sugar is crazy. Is this common with Graves’ disease Is this common with Down’s syndrome? Is it totally unrelated?

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I am 40 years old, and for about eight months, I have experienced many physical ailments for which I have been tested, and my doctor feels there is no need for further testing, but I’m certainly not satisfied with where things are right now.

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My three year old son’s preschool notified me that his urine is bright yellow, that he is drinking excessively, and that he is squinting his eyes. Two weeks ago he a low blood glucose level. What can I do to find out what is wrong with my son? Can diabetes be an issue here?

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I have type 1 diabetes, and I believe my three year old daughter also has it. They say it will be six weeks before I can get the results. However, she has way too many sugars that are over 125 mg/dl [6.9 mmol/L]. I want to get her on her diet.

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I am 12 years old. lately I have been thirsty, have had cotton mouth, have had to urinate a lot, and last night I wet the bed. Diabetes runs in my family so I’m very scared. If you can help me please write!

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I have lived a ADHD-life since I can remember, and I and I suspected diabetes and I suspected diabetes before I understood ADHD. Is there a possible connection between ADHD and diabetes or diabetes-like symptoms.

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My son had a blood sugar that was slightly low; his doctor did not tell me to do anything other then to give him snacks before he goes out to play. I am worried that maybe they might be missing a problem that is right in front of them. Is a low blood glucose a problem that should be investigated?

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My meter readings have been slightly high. I told my doctor who said that it was nothing to be concerned about, but I thought that a fasting reading of over 126 mg/dl [7 mmol/L] on two readings meant that you had diabetes. Please enlighten me.

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I have type 2 diabetes, and, at eight months of age, we had a a tolerance curve done on our now one year old son. He wasn’t able to absorb the injected glucose in the established time so we want to know how high his risk of developing diabetes is.

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I am 18 years old, was diagnosed type 1 diabetes five months ago, and my doctor ran C-peptide and insulin levels. My insulin was very low, but my C-peptide was high. I read that they should be the same and that a high C-peptide meant type 2 diabetes.

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