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Diagnosis and Symptoms

Our doctor said there was no test for hypoglycemia and diagnosed our son on the basis of his symptoms. Are there certain tests for hypoglycemia?

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I don’t know if I have diabetes. I heard my teacher talking about some of the signs and symptoms of diabetes and so I looked up things about diabetes, and I have most of the symptoms of type 1 diabetes. Does that mean I have diabetes?

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At my nine year old son’s one year eye checkup, the doctor told me that his vision was twice as bad as when he was first seen. He also wets the bed regularly. A coworker recommended I have him tested for diabetes. Should I have my nine year old son tested for diabetes?

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I had no history of elevated sugars who went into anaphylactic shock this past summer. About two months later, and about the time I began desensitization, I had two elevated fasting blood sugars. Any idea what might be going on? Is it possible that the bee allergic reaction and/or the treatment is interfering with my sugars?

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My eight year old daughter has increased frequencies of urination, hunger, and she had a three-hour OGTT. Does my daughter have hypoglycemia? Is there a different normal range for pediatric patients?

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For the last three months or so I have been getting headaches after I eat simple sugars and sometimes when I eat complex carbs, which last for about 10 minutes. I also have some symptoms of hyperglycemia but not all. Could I have hyperglycemia?

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I have a strong family history of diabetes, and one of my children weighed 9 pounds at birth, but I was never diagnosed with gestational diabetes, though I had the two hour test twice during my pregnancy. Do these factors put me at risk for developing diabetes?

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I have been having symptoms of diabetes for several months, and my fasting blood sugar was normal, but I feel these symptoms. Can the test I took be inaccurate? I am reluctant to go to my doctor because the test was negative, and she will think I am nuts. What is going on? What shall I do?

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For many years, I’ve had trouble with low blood sugar. However, for the last week, things have changed, and my sugar has been high even though I haven’t changed my eating habits. Can you tell me why?

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Does my daughter have type 1B diabetes? What causes diabetes? If the honeymoon phase is prolonged, will it help? What other solutions can you suggest? Does nicotinamide help?

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