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Diagnosis and Symptoms

This question is about type 1 diabetes in a 14 year old male, which was missed for a long period of time. Symptoms are said to appear “suddenly”. How suddenly is suddenly? How long could a child have type 1 diabetes without anyone noticing? Once onset has occurred, how long before fatal?

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My son is 7 years old and was diagnosed about one month ago with Type 1 diabetes. His blood tests came back showing negative antibodies to his pancreas. Should I be concerned about an underlying issue and request some further tests?

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My three month old son’s urine has that distinct smell of my five year son’s (who has type 1 diabetes). Any reason for alarm?

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I know of a child (12 years old) who has recently been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Why is she frequently listless? Does this have anything to do with the high level of ketones in her blood/urine?

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My daughter is nine years old, drinks a lot, urinates a lot, and has recently complained about blurred vision and a “flickering” of her eye and headaches. She’s about eight pounds overweight. Her paternal grandfather has type 2 diabetes. Do you think she should be checked out and what exactly are the tests to be done to rule diabetes out?

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I have had ketones in my urine, but, because there was no sugar, my doctor doesn’t think that I have diabetes. I have no idea what to do. Can you help?

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My little girl has cerebral palsy and gastrostomy tube feedings. Recently, her blood sugar was 300 mg/dl [16.7 mmol/L]. We have no idea what got it that high. After two hours, she finally woke up and was back to her old self. Her blood sugar went back down on its own. Can she have diabetes?

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My nine year old son recently had a two hour after meal serum blood glucose level of 132 mg/dl [7.3 mmol/L]. I know that the range for a person who does not have diabetes should be 65-109 mg/dl [3.6-6 mmol/L]. Is it unusual for a person who does not have diabetes to have such a variance?

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My seven month old daughter is beginning to have seizure-like episodes, is sleeping all the time, and her father has had type 1 diabetes since the age of 11. They told us there was only a small (6%) chance of passing the diabetes on to her. I don’t know the symptoms of diabetes so I would like to know if this is a common early symptom.

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My son had some high blood sugars, and the doctor says he doesn’t have diabetes, but I should just keep an eye out for symptoms, especially weight loss. What do you think?

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