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Diagnosis and Symptoms

My almost nine year old daughter is experiencing significant hair loss, weight loss, fatigue, and headaches. We have heard that this could be signs of diabetes, but the doctor has done a blood test and it came out okay. Should we ask for a glucose tolerance test? Could this be diabetes?

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I have had two episodes recently during which I suddenly became very hot, dizzy, had a fast heart rate, and passed out. Ever since then, I have had to urinate much more than normal, I am thirsty all of the time now, I am tired more than usual, and I am not overweight. What could these signs mean?

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My three year old son was diagnosed with ketotic hypoglycemia at the age of 17 months. His pediatric endocrinologist has suggested that at times hypoglycemia presents itself before diabetes, and perhaps my son may not have ketotic hypoglycemia.

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Since my nine year old daughter gained seven pounds in one month, I tested some blood sugars which were high, but her fasting test at the doctor’s office was normal. She said that my daughter was okay, but I am still worried about the high readings. Should I make her do more tests? If so, what tests should I ask for?

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My five year old son who will wake up sometimes extremely pale, and if I let him go back to sleep, we cannot wake him. I really need help or some ideas for guidance because this has been going on for three years. The doctors here don’t want to run the glucose tolerance test on him because of his age.

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I am 45 years old, was diagnosed with diabetes about before three years ago, and I take insulin. Do I have type 1 or type 2 diabetes?

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My 11 year old son has been having problems with aggression. Has anyone ever seen any correlation between behavior and onset of juvenile diabetes?

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My five year old daughter is overweight even though she exercises. I have been told by another parent that if my daughter’s sugar level is 125 mg/dl [6.9 mmol/L] or above, she has a diabetes. Is this true? What can we do as parents?

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I am an 18 year old female diagnosed with impaired glucose tolerance. Three weeks later, I was told by another doctor that there was nothing wrong, but I feel weak and dizzy all the time, especially two to four hours after I eat. Could my problem be related to my blood sugar? If not, can anyone tell me what’s wrong?

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Our 10 year old daughter has gained over 40 pounds in the past 11 months, and her doctor said she has darker colored skin markings under her arms, which is a sign of adult diabetes. The doctor did a (non-fasting) blood test without fasting. How accurate can a non-fasting blood sugar be? What does the skin discoloration mean?

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