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Diagnosis and Symptoms

My 8 year old daughter had a blood sugar reading of 211 at a cookout the other day. She is not a diabetic. Could the 211 reading be from eating, or should I have more tests run?

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My 18 month old son has had severe constipation for four months. He also has been drinking excessive amounts of juice and water constantly, and has many wet diapers. Could this be a sign of type 1 diabetes?

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My friend has diabetes, and she told me lately that when she tests her blood sugar levels before going to bed they are normal, but when she wakes up they are high. What can make your sugar level go up while you are sleeping?

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My 10 year old son was diagnosed about 14 months ago, and, in the past few months, I started checking his urine for ketones more carefully. I find with illness. even though he may have good numbers, he still gets mild ketones. If I suspect type 1B, how can I have this clarified?

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My eight year old son is experiencing (sometimes severe) headaches, incessantly thirst, severe night sweats, and frequent urination. I have called the doctor, however we have been put off. Should I specifically request a glucose tolerance test?

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My eight year old son has type 1 diabetes and some of his school friends have become intrigued by his glucose testing. One of them had a blood sugar in the mid-high 400s mg/dl [22.2 mmol/L] about one-half hour after eating candy. Should we alert his parents?

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I am a 22 year old college student who recently has have been feeling unusually tired and did a glucose test using my mom’s meter. My blood sugar was 204 mg/dl [11.3 mmol/L]. Is this one time test is abnormal enough to be concerned about? What would be “normal”? Should I do some more at home tests before I go to the expense and worry of going to a doctor and getting a glucose tolerance test?

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I am 33 years old, and, for the last couple of months, I have been having problems with my appetite. If I skip eating for more than four to six hours, I get a really dizzy, shaky, and weak feeling which gets better in about 45 minutes after eating. I am already overweight, and I am seriously gaining weight, which is not helping. Does it sound as if I have diabetes?

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I am 31 years old, have had borderline diabetes since I was about 16, and after I ate a lot of sugar one night at a fair, I woke up in the night shaking uncontrollably. Could this have something to do with sugar?

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My 16 year old daughter does not have diabetes, but does experience symptoms of hypoglycemia. Is this normal? Is there a diet to follow to help to control this?

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