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Diagnosis and Symptoms

During all three of my pregnancies, I had gestational diet controlled diabetes, and I do have a family history of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. During the past year, I have had blood sugars as high as 200 mg/dl [11.1 mmol/L] which can quickly drop (at four to five hours after a meal) to 50-70 mg/dl [2.8-3.9 mmol/L]. Is this something I should worry about?

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My daughter is overweight, her dad is on insulin, and she had a blood sugar of 188 mg/dl [10.4 mmol/L] with sugar in her urine when I took her to the doctor. What does all this mean? Should I be concerned? How high does her sugar have to be?

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I read in one of the drug handouts that lithium can affect blood glucose levels. Is there any research linking these drugs (lithium, Prozac, clonidine, Risperdal) to the onset of diabetes? Is my son’s weight the level of obesity usually seen in the MODY cases? Could the weight gain from the Risperdal have set off type 2 diabetes?

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My two week old has extremely wet diapers and often pees again while I am changing him, breast feeds every three to four hours, and has scalding to his bottom. I had a borderline glucose while pregnant with him and we have a family history of diabetes. Is it possible for a newborn to have diabetes? If so, how do I convince his doctor to test for it?

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My 14 year old daughter, who has hypoglycemia, says that she has been getting dizzy, lightheaded and nauseous after sprinting. She tested her blood sugar today, and it was slightly high an hour after a bowl of frosted mini-wheats and about 20 minutes of running. We only look for low blood sugars. Should we be looking for highs too?

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My 40 year old husband had a casual “random sugar test” with a handheld instrument yesterday, and it showed a reading of 166 mg/dl [9.2 mmol/L]. Does he have diabetes? How do I confirm this?

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For a few weeks, my daughter has been showing the typical symptoms of diabetes, but her doctor has ruled out type 1 diabetes and also diabetes insipidus. I am worried that the doctor has dismissed this possibility too soon. What do you recommend as a next step?

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During her physical exam last week, my daughter’s urine showed protein in the alert stage and some glucose so the nurse practitioner wants to repeat the dipstick urine test in two weeks to see if it shows again. What should I be concerned about?

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Recently, when my nine year old son had to have an endoscopy, that doctor had ordered a fasting blood sugar which was 148 mg/dl [8.2 mmol/L] and suggested testing for prediabetes. Should I be as worried as I am that he has diabetes?

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The teacher noticed that my friend’s four year old daughter had frequent urination and she had a high blood sugar as checked by the school nurse. However, her blood sugar and A1c were normal at the doctor’s. I do not want to alarm my friend or cause her undue stress, but I am concerned that this doctor isn’t very well versed in type 1 diabetes. Where should she turn next?

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