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Diagnosis and Symptoms

My doctor diagnosed me after a routine physical exam and blood work revealed that my glucose levels were “a little high” and the results of an oral glucose tolerance test. Do I really have diabetes?

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My seven year old daughter has been having blood sugar swings for a year and a half now, but we have no answers. After a year her endocrinologist said she was fine, to quit testing her, and she did not have to see my daughter again. Now, three months later, my daughter still has high blood sugars. Do we need to seek another opinion?

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I had a random blood glucose of 132 mg/dl [7.2 mmol/L] four hours after my regular breakfast, my doctor advised me to have a fasting glucose test, and I am very afraid that I may have diabetes. Please advise me what precautions I should take to protect myself from this disease. What is normal for random and fasting blood glucose levels?

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When someone is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and is put on medication for many years but then requires insulin, are they then considered to have type 1 or type 2 diabetes?

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My seven year old son has insulin levels ranging from 23 at 93, the average being 23 or less, and also has high triglyceride levels. We’ve been trying the low-fat diet and no sugar, but it doesn’t seem to work. Is there any other treatment for high triglycerides? I’m clueless.

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My eight week old granddaughter has been diagnosed with this disease, and I was told that this is not common at such a early age. Is this something that will stick with her all her life or will she grow out of it?

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My daughter’s (diagnosed seven months ago) doctor said she was in a “heavy” honeymoon and could even come off her insulin, but we decided a little bit will help keep her pancreas from getting too tired. He wants to wait a year to test her for antibodies. Should we get her tested now? If she is negative, does that mean she might have type 2 diabetes?

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I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes four weeks ago, my 26 month old son has been having all the symptoms of diabetes, so I started testing him and found blood sugars to be elevated. What are the chances of my son and I being diagnosed within three weeks of each other? Could something environmental have caused this?

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I have a family history of type 2 diabetes, I am overweight, and have PCOS. I have had fasting glucose and insulin levels done on the same blood draw, and the glucose was 84 mg/dl [4.7 mmol/L] with an insulin level of 9.7. What is the normal range for blood insulin levels? What is the test for determining insulin resistance?

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I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and had all the classic symptoms, except excessive hunger. I was so sick, I couldn’t eat anything and was never hungry. Do you have any idea why?

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