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Diagnosis and Symptoms

Recently, my son has had episodes of shaking, paleness and fussiness. I am to test his fasting blood sugars at home for a week. Could his symptoms be related to his mastocytosis? Do toddlers get hypoglycemia?

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Blood work indicated my son’s blood sugar was elevated so he was hospitalized. His blood sugars varied and he tested positive for antibodies, but the endocrinologist was not ready to treat him because he wasn’t consistently high. What is your opinion?

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I have just been diagnosed with diabetes. Both my parents and older brother have type 2. Is it hereditary? Is it curable?

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My daughter drinks and urinates about every 90 minutes. I am waiting for results of an ultrasound. Should she have a glucose tolerance test? Wouldn’t they have detected diabetes in her urine sample? She seems to have the symptoms.

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My daughter’s C-peptide has gone up since diagnosis and she was negative for antibodies. Could she have type 2 or MODY?

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My child has slightly elevated blood glucose readings, some symptoms of diabetes. Her A1c was normal, 5.3. Does she have early signs of diabetes? Should I be concerned?

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My six year old has what looks like acanthosis nigricans on her neck and behind her ears. Could there be another explanation for this besides diabetes? Could this be something other than acanthosis nigricans?

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I took my four year old daughter to the doctor because I thought she might have a bladder infection. Her urine was positive for sugar and ketones, and her non-fasting blood sugar was 136 mg/dl [7.6 mmol/L]. The nurse told be to bring her back in a week for a fasting blood sugar. My daughter shows no signs of diabetes. Does this sound like diabetes? Do we need more information?

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How does the diabetes symptom polyphagia occur? Something that stimulates our hunger center? What’s its mechanism?

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My daughter, age 34 months, has been vomiting on and off over the past month. There is a strong family history of diabetes on both sides.

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