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Diagnosis and Symptoms

My daughter, who has several health issues, had a high GAD positive titer and a decreased first phase insulin response. Will she develop diabetes?

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I am always hungry, nauseous and have frequent headaches. I want to get a blood sugar meter to see if I have hypoglycemia. What should I do?

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After eight months of intermittent diabetes symptoms, I was diagnosed with “pre-diabetes.” What does this mean? Will I develop diabetes? Which type?

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My nine year old had an OGTT because of acanthosis nigricans and fluctuating blood sugars. One doctor diagnosed type 2, another reactive hypoglycemia. What do you think?

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My daughter was recently diagnosed with type 1. The doctor said it was from a virus, possibly chicken pox, but she had that has a toddler. Could it have developed as a result of the swimmer’s itch she had this summer?

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If a child is admitted to the hospital with high sugar levels and ketoacidosis, is it standard practice to identify whether the child has type 1 or type 2 diabetes? What factors would definitively identify the child as having either type 1 or type 2? Is judgment made simply on the physical symptoms present at the time of admission?

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My son has had some of the symptoms of diabetes so I took him to the doctor. His blood sugar was 96 mg/dl [5.3 mmol/L] so the doctor would not do a GTT. I am worried. Do you have any suggestions?

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Following a seizure, my six year old daughter (who does not have diabetes) had some high blood sugars that returned to normal after about four hours. What would cause her to have such a high blood sugar? Currently her doctor is not testing for diabetes — should I request it?

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Twice, my 10 year old, overweight son has gotten sick after eating something like pizza or a lot of candy. He vomits throughout the night but feels better the next morning. I am worried because he gets so ill. I do try and watch what he eats, but that does not always work. Could this be diabetes?

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About four years ago I had a glucose intolerance test done, and my doctor said that I had “cheated” on the “test” because my levels did not move at all the entire time. Should I have a GTT again?

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