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Diagnosis and Symptoms

My 4-year-old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 7 months ago. Once we brought him home from the clinic, his insulin needs dropped drastically. Is the prognosis for future complications better for Type 1B?

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My husband was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 5 months ago, after a severe blood infection. A month ago, he became ill with a stomach virus and has not taken insulin since. His sugars have been very stable. No one can seem to tell us if this is honeymoon or “cure”.

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I am not a child but a female, age 59. I have been sort of borderline diabetic for several years. I am on no medication for this. I had blood work done several days ago, and had a call from the diabetic educator today saying that my glycosylated hemoglobin is up and we need to do something about it.

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I’m concerned about an answer previously given, and I quote, “Excessive sweating at night is not a symptom of diabetes”. Since when? I’ve been a diabetic for many years. Excessive sweating is one of the most annoying symptoms of diabetes.

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I just got a test today of my 4 year old twins, one of them was rated 99 in glucose and the other 114. My mother is type 2 diabetic. I’m very afraid he is at risk of developing it so young.

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My 15 year old daughter recently had a fasting insulin blood test. Her father has type 1. Her insulin levels in her blood were high, around 100. My daughter has a problem with her weight and upon discussing the blood results with her doctor and a nutritionist, we were told this may be part of the problem.

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I am a 21 year old female and recently got called back for a repeat blood test as my glucose level was 7.8 mmol/L [140.4 mg/dl] after not eating since the day before. Is it likely to be diabetes? Could it be stress etc that may have given this slightly high reading?

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My mom and aunt were sure I had diabetes because the only symptom I don’t have is weight loss, but it seems I don’t. Are there any more tests to tell if someone has diabetes? I just so tired of feeling like this.

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My 19 year old, who has had type 1 diabetes since age six, has a four month old son. Because he seemed to be urinating frequently, my daughter tested some blood sugars which were 120 mg/dl [6.7 mmol/L] and 157 mg/dl [8.7 mmol/L]. Are these normal blood sugar ranges for a four month old infant? Is he developing diabetes?

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I am an overweight 18 year old female with a family history of diabetes, and my mother has told me I should go to the doctor. I get irritable, depressed and sad, urinate frequently, drink a lot and crave sweets. I become tired and weak often, getting headaches, chest pains and pain in my arms, shoulders and back. I have a fairly balanced diet, although sometimes I am not hungry at all, and other times where I feel I need to keep eating. Could I have diabetes, or something else?

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