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Diagnosis and Symptoms

I am 29 years old and was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about six months ago, but I am beginning to suspect that I may have either a type 1 on a long honeymoon or type 1.5. Is there any way for me to find out exactly which type I am?

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Is there a cut off age for developing type 1 diabetes? How common is type 1 in someone over 21 years of age?

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Lately I feel dizzy, and have headaches when haven’t eaten for a while, my mouth gets really dry, I drink a lot and I have frequent urination. I feel really tired and exhausted and I sleep about 10 hours a day. My doctor did a blood test for diabetes, which was negative, but I don’t think this is normal. Should I have another test?

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I began having most of the symptoms of diabetes nine months ago and contacted a doctor who did an OGTT using a 100 gram glucose load. Is the 100 gram load right? How do you analyze these results?

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My 15 year old son, who is a speed skater and training for the Olympics, has shortness of breath, constant congestion and drainage, and, at times he actually passes out at school after a bout of dizziness and sweating, but, after he eats something he is fine. Could he have hypoglycemia?

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My seven year old son has been experiencing tingling in his fingertips and has always snacked constantly. Are these related to diabetes?

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I feel that my dad is having symptoms of diabetics because he is getting some kind of red patches on the skin. He is not ready to visit a doctor, so I want to know if there are any self test kits for diabetes so that we can confirm his condition. Please help.

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For about 10 months, my three year old son has had elevated blood glucose levels which have caused him to be hospitalised a couple of times. Initially, the doctors informed me he had diabetes, but his high levels were not constant, and his blood tests were normal. Can you offer any explanation for this?

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Seven months ago, I had a fasting blood sugar of 128 mg/dl [7.1 mmol/L], four months ago, it was 126 mg/dl [7 mmol/L], and three months ago, my A1c was 4.6%.

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A little over a year ago, my then two year old son had blood sugars from low to high. If my two year old has diabetes, why is he still experiencing lows? Without insulin?

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