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Diagnosis and Symptoms

My 20 month old daughter was recently treated for a virus. When her urine was checked, it showed no signs of sugar, but her ketones were 80. Could this be a symptom of diabetes or would she have to also have sugar spilling into her urine?

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My 59 year old father, who is in relatively good health, was recently diagnosed with diabetes and hypolipidemia by his internist. I have concerns about his diagnoses and treatment. Should he seriously consider a second opinion with an endocrinologist who specializes in diabetes treatment?

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My three year old daughter has had excessive thirst, constant thrush, tiredness, and irritability for nearly two years. Recently I have managed to control a lot of the symptoms by doing put her on a sugar free diet. Is there a possibility that this could be the start of diabetes?

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I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia when I was 15, and my boyfriend repeatedly states I am in some chemical imbalance and should be tested so we can fix it. Are there chemical imbalances in hypoglycemia? If so, what are they? Is there some sort of prevention?

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My seven year old son’s neurologist suggested checking his blood sugar levels to see if this could be part of his problem so his pediatrician ordered a five hour glucose tolerance test. I’m a bit confused about the results and what we should be seeing with a home glucose monitor.

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My nine year old son has had elevated readings on my meter (which has been checked), but since the two-hour glucose test was normal, my doctor told me there was no way his blood could be going that high. I feel the doctor does not believe me and that really bothers me.

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My 44 year old sister, who has had type 1 diabetes for 34 years, is remarkably healthy, but has recently been shaking continuously. She also had thyroid cancer at age 28. Could the shaking be a result of the diabetes? Do you feel it is unrelated?

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Our three year old daughter has type 1 diabetes for about two months, and our eight year old has had high sugars. Am I seeing the beginnings of diabetes in this daughter as well? Should I be concerned enough about this at this time that I should subject her to a glucose tolerance test?

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My daughter had a blood sugar test done today a few hours after she ate and the reading was 175 mg/dl [9.7 mmol/L]. She has had a lot of urinary tract infections and drank a lot of water. Should we be concerned? She has also had sugar in her urine.

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I have cystic fibrosis and recently had gestational diabetes. I still monitor my blood sugars and have high postprandial numbers. At what point do doctors usually initiate drug treatment? What is more important when deciding a plan of care, hemoglobin A1c or daily blood sugar monitoring?

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