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Diagnosis and Symptoms

When I took my son had a to see his asthma doctor, he informed me that my son’s urine glucose in his was over 1000 and that his blood glucose 176 mg/dl [9.8 mmol/L], and I have noticed over time that my son does seem thirsty a lot, has headaches, and gets worn out. I’m planning to have his blood work redone. Do you think my son could have diabetes? Wouldn’t he have shown more signs?

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Do you think my son has diabetes? Did our pediatrician jump the gun on diagnosis? Do you think the Pop-tarts caused the high reading?

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Everyone in my family, except me, has/had diabetes, and my second child weighed 10 pounds. Blood sugars at home and in the doctor’s office testing, occasionally showed very high levels, but lab testing always was consistently low. A new neurologist suggests that I may have had diabetes for up to 30 years. Is it possible that diabetic neuropathy has caused this?

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My 10 year old son was diagnosed with diabetes three months ago. Can you tell me what type of diabetes my son has? Will that affect his management? Which type has a better prognosis?

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Could untreated diabetes been the reason for not ovulating?

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My toddler, recently diagnosed wtih celiac disease, has been drinking a lot and soaking his diapers. Should I have him tested for diabetes insipidus?

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Is it possible that my son’s diagnosis with type 1 at age six is related to the AIDS preventive therapy he took at age two?

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I currently seeing a 35 year old healthy black woman who was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes by her primary care physician. The doctor’s recommendation is to start oral medications, but I am wondering if she really has type 2 diabetes as he suspects. Are there other tests she should have? Are there certain medications that might work better than others?

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How much is considered “excessive thirst?” My toddler drinks 50 to 60 ounces of water daily.

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Although his blood sugar was 560 mg/dl [31.1 mmol/L] at diagnosis, my nephew is now taking less than five units of insulin daily. Could he have type 1b? Can he ever be taken off insulin?

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