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Since he had some symptoms of diabetes and a few elevated blood sugars, we had autoantibody tests run on our son and his brother. Could you help me understand the results?

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My daughter was fine in August 2003, but then lost weight and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in October 2003. Could the doctor have missed this in August? How fast is the onset of type 1?

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My young daughter showed symptoms of diabetes so I checked her blood sugar, which was only slightly elevated. The doctor said she was fine until she has glucose in her urine. What should I do?

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At the time of diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, my son had just began puberty. One doctor says my child has type 1 diabetes, another says he has type 2, and another says he’s in between. He takes Lantus and Humalog which is s working very well at the present time. Do you think it is possible the diabetes will go away after puberty?

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My young daughter has a lot of the signs of diabetes, but has gained weight. Should I be concerned?

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My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 after polyuria. However, because she is overweight, was negative for islet cell antibodies, and positive for GAD antibodies, could she really have type 2?

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My daughter has had some of the symptoms of diabetes and high blood sugars according to a home glucometer. Her doctor says high blood sugars are from food she has eaten. She was to have some tests run. Are the stomach cramps related to a diagnosis of diabetes or something else?

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We have been concerned about our overweight 11 year old daughter. and started checking her sugar which ranged 114-169 mg/dl [6.3-9.4 mmol/L] so we took her for blood work. The doctor said her sugar is high, but she does not have diabetes and that her protein is very high. Do protein levels have anything to do with diabetes?

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My five year old nephew is severely overweight has always been a big boy, but I also noticed that he drinks a lot of water and asks for it about every half an hour. I have mentioned his weight to my sister, his mom, but she says that since they don’t have insurance, they haven’t seen a doctor. Could he have some type of diabetes? Are there any over-the-counter aids to help us determine this?

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I’m not sure if this is something that I should call the doctors about and have test run, or if I should be concerned about.

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