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Diagnosis and Symptoms

With a normal fasting blood sugar, a random slightly elevated blood sugar and increased thirst and urination, could my son have early type 1 diabetes?

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Although his blood sugars are not elevated, my boyfriend is urinating a lot. I don’t think he has diabetes, but thought he could have insulin resistance. Or, could it be diabetes insipidus? What do you think?

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With high blood sugars and soaked diapers, I took my toddler to the ER for tests. All were normal. Yesterday, he had several very low blood sugars. What do you think is going on?

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Could my son be in the early stages of the diabetes? He had two elevated blood sugar readings on my meter, but no symptoms. His laboratory reading was normal.

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Can undiagnosed diabetes cause high and low blood sugars?

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My son has had some symptoms of diabetes. On a home glucose meter, he has had some elevated readings, including fasting. When should I be checking him? Should I call the doctor now or wait until my son’s check-up next month?

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Two years after he started having slightly elevated blood sugars, my son was diagnosed with type 1. Do many experience such a delayed onset? Should I have my other sons tested for antibodies?

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Is there a “mild form” of type 1 diabetes in which you continue to produce small amounts of insulin, thus leading to better control? Is my excellent control to date attributed to my pump or to the fact that I may still be producing some insulin?

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Using my father-in-law’s meter, my son had elevated fasting and random blood sugars. Tests by the doctor were all negative for diabetes. Does this mean I should no longer worry about the high blood sugars?

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I had some unusually elevated readings as part of a three hour blood glucose testing as part of my physiology class. Should I follow up with a doctor? What could this be? The professor said he thought I had an insulin secretion problem.

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