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Diagnosis and Symptoms

Why is the consultant saying our son could have type 2 diabetes when he was diagnosed as type 1 in December 2021?

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I have one daughter with type 1 and one with JIA and Ehler-Danlos. I have PCOS and their father has hemochromatosis. Should I have my second daughter’s GAD tested? Is she at higher risk for type 1 diabetes?

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Our son was diagnosed two years ago with type 1. No antibody tests were performed at that time. No antibody tests were performed at that time, but he presented with all the classic symptoms. He is only receiving 1 unit of NPH in the morning, and his sugars have been good. We just had him tested for antibodies which were negative.

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I have heard that hypoglycemia in children and young adults is now considered a possible pre-diabetic condition. What metabolic changes lead from hypoglycemia to hyperglycemia with aging?

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My daughter was recently diagnosed with a UTI. I did a Uristix on her urine to check if there were signs of the UTI recurring and found she had +++ of ketones. Do you think that an overnight fast (and mild fever) could account for the ketonuria?

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My son is 7 months old. He has not been diagnosed yet because the doctor won’t test him. What is the basic age?

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My husband was recently diagnosed with diabetes, however, doctors are unsure whether or not he is Type 1 or Type 2. He is 21 years old, and had a grandfather who died of complications from Type 2. Please give me your opinion of what type you think he may be.

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My 14 1/2 year old stepdaughter was diagnosed with Type 1 2 1/2 years ago. Her doctor told us this week that he thinks she might be a Type 2 diabetic due to the lack of antibodies. Her doctor stated that the “new consensus” was that about 50% percent of the children over 10 labeled at Type 1 are actually Type 2. Is it accurate?

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I have a daughter who had been potty-trained for about 3 or 4 months. She suddenly started to have a lot of accidents. The pediatrician ordered a urinalysis and culture. The urinalysis showed sugar. Subsequent tests showed no signs of diabetes. Should any other tests be performed?

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My four year old son has polydipsia, polyuria and is losing weight. He recently had surgery and I asked the nurse to check his blood sugar (in case he was hypoglycemic from fasting so long), and his blood sugar was 174 mg/dl [9.7 mmol/L]. Could this be due to the pain or should I be concerned about diabetes?

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