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Diagnosis and Symptoms

My 83 year old mother had a blood glucose recently of 121 mg/dl [6.7 mmol/L], and she is now convinced she will die from diabetes because her doctor told her she was borderline. We cannot get her to eat a normal diet. Should she be concerned about this result? Do you feel that this is a case of “overkill”?

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My 11 year old daughter is overweight, and has dark patches of skin under her arms and the back of her neck. There is a history of diabetes in my family, (nephew,sister). Someone just told me that this is a sign that the body is producing too much sugar and that she is at risk of developing diabetes. Are dark areas of the skin a sign of too much sugar?

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My two and a half year old son drinks excessively and urinates frequently during the day, and recently my mother-in-law was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and brother in law was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I checked a random blood sugar today while he was drinking a milkshake which was 154 mg/dl [8.6 mmol/L], and, an hour and half later, it was 124 mg/dl [6.9 mmol/L]. Is this any reason for concern?

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My two year old daughter was recently taken into the emergency room because of bronchial pneumonia and had two high blood sugars. Subsequent sugars in the hospital and at home have been normal.

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I am 26 years old and was diagnosed two years ago, but the doctor could not tell me if it was type 1 or type 2 diabetes. I have a family history of it, I am overweight, and I am taking a pill for it. How do you tell the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?

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When a blood test for diabetes was done on my son, the doctor said he had “no negative antibodies”. Does this mean he is type 1 or type 1B or type 2?

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I don’t really understand the difference between hypoglycemia and diabetes. I know that over-medication can lead to hypoglycemia in people with diabetes, but if I have hypoglycemia, am I at a higher risk for diabetes?

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I am an 18 year old female and have a question about what kind of diabetes I have and how it could be tested. I was diagnosed approximately 1 year ago with type 1. I had then switched endocrinologists due to insurance and he said I had type 2 because I am overweight and black

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My three and one-half year old has had a terrible problem with body odor for a year. She also had a seizure last week. CT, EEG, and lab work were all negative. Do you think that there could be a correlation between the two? Do you think her seizure could have been caused by hypoglycemia?

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Four weeks ago, my 5 year old started having to go to the bathroom more often. I have noticed that he does have fatigue and he eats all day long. His uncle has Type 1 diabetes. I am taking him to see his doctor and I want to know what tests I should have done on him.

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