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Diagnosis and Symptoms

I am a 52 year old male. I checked my blood sugars, and they were 126 mg/dl [7 mmol/L] fasting, and after a meal 110 mg/dl [6.1] mmol/L. Do I have to cut down on my sugar intake?

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My 31 year old husband has had type 1 diabetes since the age of about 12, and our three year old son may be showing signs of it. His doctor has not run any tests for this and tells me not to worry, but I worry every day. I see things in him that are so much like his father’s symptoms. Should I take him in or am I being overly concerned because of my husband?

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My 12 year old niece has been experiencing visual disturbances, and I think it might be related to diabetes since my father has it, but I’m not sure. She sees bubbles in going up and down in her peripheral vision, during the day and night. Could there be a connection?

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My 13 year old daughter has hypoglycemia, and, in recent weeks she has complained about stomachaches, feeling tired, hungry, thirsty, and she has had bouts of being cranky. Are my daughter’s blood sugars normal for puberty?

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Do I have type 1 diabetes? If I am in fact in the honeymoon period, is it safe for me to be on Prandin?

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About three months ago. I was diagnosed with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) after having complained of unusual symptoms following an epileptic seizure. Do people who have epilepsy caused by brain damage have their glucose levels rise when they have a seizure, and go back to normal about an hour later?

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My doctor feels I am a type 1 because of the small dose of insulin I am on. Could this be possible? I did not think overweight people could get type 1.

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I have had type 1 diabetes since age 23, and my daughter is ICA, IAA, and GAD positive. However, her pediatric endocrinologist says she does not have diabetes even though she has failed 2 glucose tolerance tests with a final blood sugar of 396 mg/dl [22 mmol/L]. How would you explain these abnormal results?

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My daughter had a fasting blood sugar done that was 65 mg/dl [3.6 mmol/L]. At the same time, she had no sugar in her urine, but still tested positive for ketones. I was told not to worry and no follow up was necessary. I have now found myself questioning everything she does. I need to know how much urination and thirst is excessive.

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I have had two morning episodes of blacking out, headache, and weakness. Should I go to the doctor and get my blood sugar checked? What sorts of foods and how often should I eat them to avoid this from happening again?

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