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Diagnosis and Symptoms

Should I have the doctor check my toddler for diabetes? My son had a month-long bad diaper rash but doesn’t seem to have any other symptoms.

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I was diagnosed with type 2 based on a fasting blood sugar of 124 mg/dl [6.9 mmol/L]. I have no symptoms, but am overweight. Could this be pre-diabetes? What do you recommend?

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Is it possible for allergy shots to bring on diabetes?

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I have many symptoms, including thirst, dry skin, and extreme hunger. Although I smoke, I do not drink or take drugs, other than my heart medication. What might this be?

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My son is overweight and has been diagnosed with insulin resistance and a male version of PCOS. Would he benefit from taking metformin? Is there anything else I should do?

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Diagnosed with type 1 three weeks ago, my daughter’s antibodies’ tests were in range. Her blood glucose was 273 mg/dl [15.2 mmol/L]. Are these results enough to diagnose type 1?

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Last year, my son had positive antibodies for type 1. He has been taking 1.5 units of Lantus in the morning. In recent blood work, his insulin level was quite high. Is that because he has been on Lantus? Shouldn’t his insulin level have been lower given his blood sugar at that time was 182 mg/dl [10.1 mmol/L]?

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My doctor wants me to test my GAD antibodies, C-Peptide, vitamin B12 and vitamin D to ascertain if I have frank diabetes. Are these the right tests? How helpful are they? I am concerned because they are expensive.

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Although she tested negative for antibodies two years ago, my youngest daughter is now showing symptoms of diabetes, Can you test negative, but later be positive, for antibodies? If the results can differ each year, why bother having the testing done every year?

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Do you have type 1 if you test positive for all three antibodies? Can you test positive for antibodies later because you have been on exogenous insulin?

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