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Diagnosis and Symptoms

I was given a prescription for prednisone, but told to check first to see if I have diabetes. My fasting blood sugar was slightly high. Should I get retested? What kind of diet should I follow? What kind of doctor do I see? What type of diabetes do I have?

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My son’s blood sugar was 138 mg/dl [7.7 mmol/L] random and 95 mg/dl [5.3 mmol/L] fasting when I took him to have his fourth boil examined. Why such a difference in his blood sugar? Why does he keep having boils?

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I was diagnosed with type 2 with an elevated blood sugar and 10.6 A1c. A week later, my blood sugar was normal and my A1c 10.0. Is there another explanation for the high A1c? Should I have a glucose tolerance test?

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My son, diagnosed with type 1, had negative antibodies, therefore non-autoimmune diabetes. So, are there treatments other than insulin? His younger sister tested normal. What are the chances she will develop diabetes?

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My son has elevated blood sugars in the winter, normal ones in the summer, so the doctor wants him on insulin. What could be going on? The doctor is not sure what my son has.

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My overweight four year old daughter is being monitored for diabetes. She is to eat a special diet for a month. She does not have the typical symptoms. Why can’t they just test her now so we can begin treatment?

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Is it normal for a nondiabetic person to have blood sugars on the higher end of normal (ranging from 120 to 163 mg/dl [6.7 to 9.1 mmol/L]) an hour after eating/drinking? Can dehydration cause ketones?

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My son has been vomiting at school when not immediately given water to drink. The school nurse suspected diabetes. He will soon have blood work done. Should it be fasting? If it’s negative, what other tests should he have?

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Can surgery cause diabetes? My son didn’t exhibit symptoms of diabetes until three weeks after a tonsillectomy.

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My 18 month old has had some elevated blood sugars, but a normal A1c. She was adopted from Russia and we know little about her parents. Is there any other reason for high glucose levels, other than diabetes? Could she have type 2?

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