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Diagnosis and Symptoms

My son has always drunk a lot more and urinated a lot more but this summer my friend checked his blood sugar level which was 171mg/dl [9.5 mmol/L]. I am taking him to the doctor. What should I expect them to do?

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I am concerned that my three year old son may be experiencing early signs of diabetes. We have a family history of diabetes on both sides. On two different occasions (one after eating dried fruit and a second after canned fruit) he stated that he did not feel well and that he had to lie down. He became pale and clammy. After giving him a drink and more food he felt better. Could this be an early sign?

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My three day old granddaughter was a month early and all’s well except she has no body fat to maintain body temperature and her blood sugar is very high, which has been diagnosed as “transient diabetes”. The doctors say she may grow out of it within 18 months, but I’m finding difficulty finding any information on this.

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My 15 year old daughter gets blisters on her feet all the time so about six months ago, I took to the doctor who gave her some type of cream for fungus. Last week, we went back to the doctor and this time the doctor ordered blood work to check for thyroid and diabetes. What is reason for these kind of tests?

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My husband has had type 1 diabetes for 10 years, and our biggest fear is that our 10 month old son would get it too. Recently he had a low white count on a routine blood test. Is there any connection between low white cell count and diabetes? Is this an indication that he will get it?

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I’m visiting the doctor in a few days to get tested for diabetes and a few other things. I just wanted to get the help of as many professionals as possible. What do you make of my symptoms?

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My son has been chronically ill for a year. Two years ago he began to have frequent urination with excessive thirst that was monumental. His pediatrician check urine samples twice, and he thought my son was borderline. A year ago, urine and blood tests revealed nothing. Could it be possible he has some form of diabetes?

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Since I have type 2 diabetes, I own a glucose meter so I recently measured my mother (who is in her early seventies) after an evening meal, and her reading was almost 12 mmol/L [216 mg/dl]. She says she does not feel unusually thirsty, or anything else like that. I have gently suggested that she mention it to her doctor, but I don’t think she will unless I say something more definite. What should I tell her about the implications of this measurement?

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My four year old daughter recently has developed what looks like “wear” on her fingertips. Is this any type of known symptom for an illness?

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I am trying to find some information for one of the parents in my support group. At the age of 1 1/2, she found out that her daughter’s pancreas was not growing. She was told that her daughter was diabetic, but is controlled by diet.

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