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Diagnosis and Symptoms

Is type 1 diabetes linked to children’s obesity? How do you keep an obese child with type 1 diabetes from being obese, with the diet he has to maintain?

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My daughter has dark skin on her neck, stretch marks on her stomach and mood swings. She developed under arm smell at age five, was always petite until she started to gain weight with no change in eating habits. They just said she was overweight, the neck indicated insulin resistance. Can something be done?

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Our four year old’s pediatrician did a urine dipstick which showed evidence of glucose but no ketones. However, her serum glucose was 61 mg/dl [3.4 mmol/L]. How likely is a false positive in her first urine test? Are there any other reasons for glucose in the urine of a child fighting a virus?

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My 13 year old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a month ago. I know he was tested for antibodies and he did have them. He entered the hospital with a blood sugar level of 350 and no ketones. Is there anyway he can be a borderline diabetic?

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I am in a small community and question my doctor’s diagnosis that I am “diabetic”, but with low sugar levels not high normally associated with diabetes. Is it possible to run extremely low sugar levels and still have diabetes?

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My eight year old nephew has had many problems with hypoglycemia since he was 18 months old. He has difficulty focusing on written words, increased thirst and drinking, frequent urination, and, most recently, he has been falling asleep in school one to three times per day. Fasting glucose and fructosamine were normal.

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My son was diagnosed a week ago with type 1 diabetes. His blood sugar level was 758 when we brought him in. I have heard that with a level that high he would have a greater chance of organ failure if or should I say when he gets sick. Is that true?

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My three year old son was diagnosed with asthma when he was about 15 months old. I have noticed that he drinks a lot of fluids. He seems to pee a lot, but mostly at night. His thirst is always been put off as his having a dry throat from the asthma medications.

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My son drinks a lot of juice (from frozen concentrate) and a friend recently was told that children who drink a lot of juice have an increased chance of becoming diabetic. Is this true?

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My son was diagnosed almost a year ago with diabetes. His sugar level was 350. The doctor didn’t know if he was type 1 or 2. It has been 11 months now, and he is on diet and exercise only.

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