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Diagnosis and Symptoms

I’ve had two OGTT’s with slightly elevated two hour blood sugars. I have had intermittent symptoms for over a year and have swings in blood sugars when I eat more calories. I also have ketones. How do I get proper care?

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I have been taking Synthroid for several years. Recently, I have what I think is impaired glucose tolerance. Are my thyroid problems causing high blood sugars? How can I slow my progression to diabetes?

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My son has been experiencing fatigue, headaches and nausea in the afternoons. Almost 13, could these symptoms be related to puberty?

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How can I find out if my daughter has type 1 or type 2? When she was diagnosed a week ago, she’d been thirsty, urinating a lot and had lost weight. But she was overweight. She’s had hypothyroidism since October 2006.

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Recently diagnosed, my teen son took insulin for one week only. He stopped taking it since he had normal blood sugars. Could he have a glutamine deficiency from intense bodybuilding instead of type 1?

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At a check-up, my daughter had glucose in her urine, a blood sugar of 250 mg/dl [13.9 mmol/L] and an A1c of 6.7. Is this early diabetes?

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My son has had a variety of symptoms for five years, including some random high blood sugars. Tests have never provided a diagnosis. What should we do?

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My toddler drinks up to 150 ounces of water a day. His urine is clear, but smells bitter. The doctor ran tests. Would they have been for type 1? Could my son have diabetes insipidus?

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Since my toddler was not well, we took him to the ER where his blood sugar was slightly elevated and he had small ketones. Test results were normal and he was fine the next day. What does this mean? Could this be the “honeymoon period?”

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My daughter has had random elevated blood sugars, several months apart, but no symptoms of diabetes. Why would she have such random highs? When should I check for ketones?

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