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Diagnosis and Symptoms

While being tested for mononucleosis, my daughter’s blood sugar was found to be 48 mg/dl [2.7 mmol/L] despite breakfast and Gatorade. Should I be concerned at this point? Could the illness have caused the low blood sugar?

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My daughter, who’s had type 1 for two years, is drinking and urinating a lot. What would make her do this? Could a child have type 1 and diabetes insipidus concurrently?

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When I forgot to take my Glucovance, I discovered my blood sugars were in range. Still dieting and exercising, do I really have type 2?

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My daughter had a random blood sugar of 138 mg/dl [7.7 mmol/L]. Is that considered high?

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When sick Wednesday, my daughter had a high blood sugar and ketones. Both returned to normal after admission to the hospital so she was not diagnosed with type 1. What do you think this was?

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My toddler has been drinking a lot, soaking through her diapers. She has awakened from naps shaking that stopped when I gave her some candy. All her tests were negative, according to the pediatrician, but I’m concerned that some of her results abnormal. Is this a concern? Could she have pre-diabetes?

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My daughter has celiac. Drinking a lot and wetting her bed, her fasting blood sugar was 106 mg/dl [5.9 mmol/L], pre-diabetes. Is there anything I should do at this point?

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My son has thirst, nighttime urination, weight loss, stomach pain and intermittent low grade fevers. I know the first three are symptoms of diabetes, but what about the pain and fever?

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Symptomatic for type 1 diabetes, my daughter had a low reading after one hour on a glucose tolerance test. Could she be developing diabetes?

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Can type 1, if caught early, be treated with diet? Would Prednisone and allergy medicines affect one’s blood sugar?

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