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Diagnosis and Symptoms

A five day continuous sensor indicated that my daughter’s blood sugars fluctuate, but were not higher than 200 mg/dl [11.1 mmol/L]. Eating a low carbohydrate diet with food every two hours, my daughter’s symptoms have improved. Is she destined to get diabetes?

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Given her family history and symptoms, I checked my daughter’s blood sugar. It was 160 mg/dl [8.8 mmol/L]. The doctor said it’s likely not diabetes, but I thought anything over 140 mg/dl [7.7 mmol/L] means diabetes. Is my daughter in the early stages or honeymoon phase?

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A little after a month on Accutane, my daughter was diagnosed with diabetes. Could her high level be caused by the Accutane? Have other patients on Accutane developed diabetes?

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What are the tests that should be used to diagnose type 1 and what are the routine tests to check the antibodies?

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After the doctor found glucose in my daughter’s urine, he sent us for laboratory work. My daughter’s blood sugar was 80 mg/dl [4.4 mmol/L]. Might she develop type 1 in the future?

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I was diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia a few years ago. Recently, my blood sugars have been somewhat elevated, but then drop a bit. Is this normal?

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Because he was symptomatic, I checked my son’s A1c. It was 5.6. I thought a child should be less than 4. Am I wrong? Should he have a glucose tolerance test?

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I suspect my daughter has hypoglycemia, like me. Her fasting test results were fine, but the doctor’s office did not schedule more tests after telling me three were needed. What should I do?

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Since my A1c was 6.5, my doctor said I have diabetes. I asked for an OGTT and am confused about its results. Am I diabetic or not?

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The doctor called to say my eight-year-old has “early stage diabetes.” What does this mean? What does the future hold?

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