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Diagnosis and Symptoms

My two sons, ages two and five, have been going through testing for years. The last test results showed a fasting glucose level of 55 mg/dl [3.1 mmol/L], a fasting urine with no glucose or protein present, but 15mg/dl of ketones, and a fasting insulin level test of less than 2. Why are the doctors having a hard time with this?

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I am at risk for diabetes, and I get frequent swelling in my hands and feet. Is this a symptom?

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I do not have diabetes but got some home blood glucose readings of 150-160 mg/dl [8.3-8.9 mmol/L]. Would these contribute to my extreme fatigue and headaches?

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I have a three and a half year son with diabetes, and we test each other. My overnight fasting glucose is 100-110 mg/dl [5.6-6.1 mmol/L]. While searching your site, I found a recommendation you made to a lady with gestational diabetes that a morning blood sugar should be under 90 mg/dl [5 mmol/L]. Is that for all people?

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I am thirsty a lot so I drink lots of water (12 16-ounce bottles per day or more), and I urinate a lot as well which I have attributed that to the amount of water that I drink. Recently, two urine tests showed that my urine was diluted. Could this indicate to me that I possibly could have diabetes?

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Recent visits to new endocrinologist made me concerned that perhaps I do not have type 1 diabetes and do not need to be on insulin. I did test positive for the GAD antibody. Do you think it is possible that I could go on an oral medication? Can you please explain the relationships between PCOS and diabetes?

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My eight year old son has several headaches a week and is very hyper after eating a large meal. He also seems to crave sweets more than a normal child. It is almost as if he has to have sweets. Could this be a sign of diabetes?

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There is a strong history of diabetes in our family, and I have hypoglycemia so my two year old son recently had his blood sugar tested which was 70 mg/dl [3.9 mmol/L]. While I understand that this is within the normal range, he exhibits three signs of diabetes — slow growth, excessive thirst, and a craving for sugary foods. Might there be a possibility that he could have diabetes regardless of what the blood test showed?

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How young can a child get type 1 diabetes? My 3 year old becomes very tired, whiney and slows down until he gets some food in his system. I was seriously gestationally diabetic with him and my husband’s father had Type�1 and died at a young age. Should I be concerned?

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Four months ago, I came down with what doctors think was meningitis. Apparently the meningitis triggered type 1 diabetes. Have you ever heard of meningitis which triggers type 1 diabetes?

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