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Diagnosis and Symptoms

The other morning, my grandson woke up vomiting and shaky. His blood sugar was 46 mg/dl [2.6 mmol/L]. The doctor said he is fine, based on his test results. Should he have other tests?

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My son urinates frequently and has a patch of white hair on his head, which someone said is a sign of diabetes. Should I be concerned about any of this?

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Recently, my daughter has been complaining about pain in her eyes and has been urinating frequently. Should I have her checked for diabetes? Her grandmother has type 1.

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I recently had a patient who was a seven month old infant in DKA, severely dehydrated, and with hyperglycemia. How common is it for infants to have type 1 diabetes? How is it managed?

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With blood sugars of 144 mg/dl [8.0 mmol/L] fasting and 139 mg/dl [7.7 mmol/L] postprandial, do I have diabetes? How do I manage it?

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I thought you needed to be GAD positive to be diagnosed with type 1. My GAD was not positive. Will I develop a positive GAD in time?

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My young son has frequent high blood sugars that go down without treatment. The endocrinologist says there is no treatment. Is this true? How can we help him? How can we prevent the possibility of diabetes in the future?

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Based on my blood work, can you tell what type of diabetes I might have? I was diagnosed with type 2, but I’m not overweight and oral medications do not help that much. Do I need to be on insulin?

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My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 on February 1, 2005. She takes 10 units of insulin a day. Due to occasional lows, I sometimes stop giving her insulin. Is she really diabetic?

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First diagnosed with type 2, I was re-diagnosed with type 1 due to an elevated GAD65 test. My C-Peptide was low. Are there factors that can effect my C-Peptide? My last one was normal so now the doctor thinks I have type 2 after all.

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