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Diagnosis and Symptoms

An oral GTT indicated my son was low after three hours.Is this reactive hypoglycemia? Can this precede diabetes in children?

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Since she has been behaving differently and complaining of thirst, I have checked my daughter’s blood sugar. The highest pre-meal reading was 8.9 mmol/L [160 mg/dl]. Do you agree with me that this seems a bit elevated? I have had type 1 for 25 years.

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Last year, my daughter was hospitalized with high blood sugars that corrected themselves. She was diagnosed with MODY, but one doctor said they were caused by a virus. She has had four highs since. Could it still be MODY?

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My 14-year-old was diagnosed with insulin resistance and possibly PCOS. She has been putting on weight around her mid section. What do you suggest? She’s been dieting and exercising, but it isn’t really working.

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We have been struggling since we learned a month ago that our daughter has type 1 and just received the results of the tests our doctor sent to the U.S. What do they mean?

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How long can a honeymoon phase last? After several years with diabetes, I use very littly insulin and have very few highs and am wondering if I could still be in my honeymoon.

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Although most of my son’s fasting blood work was normal, his GAD-65 was high so the doctor has referred us to an endocrinologist. Might he have diabetes?

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Can someone with type 1 or type 2 diabetes have an early ability to self regulate their blood sugar prior to presenting fully with the disease?

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My son is wetting his bed, gains, then loses weight, does not like to be in the sun, and has dark rings around his eyes. Could he have diabetes?

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At home, my daughter has had elevated blood sugars. During an OGTT, her blood sugar dropped to 70 mg/dl [3.9 mmol/L]. Could she have had a hypoglycemic reaction?

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