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I am concerned that I have LADA or MODY because I am 20 kilograms underweight and have had pain in my shins. My A1c was under 5.0. What should I do?

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My young son has been having some of the symptoms of diabetes and had elevated readings during an informal glucose tolerance test. Does it sound like early type 1?

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Symptomatic for diabetes, my young son had a glucose tolerance test with “normal” results. Today, he was 195 mg/dl [10.8 mmol/L] an hour after eating. Should I be concerned?

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Two-year, 11-month-old little girl in emergency care, fever and vomiting over the past 48 hours. Physical exam: Lethargic, ketone breath, urine tests: glucose +++, ketonic bodies ++, leukocytes +++, nitrites ++, blood sugar 220 mg/dl, leukycytosis with left deviation, and elevated CRP. Why does she have ketotic breath? What lifestyle should I recommend them? What type of nursing care or specific recommendations should I offer to my patient?

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How to tell when high glucose means diabetes

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Both my dad and I have type 1. Though asymptomatic, my toddler daughter seems to have blood sugar spikes with certain foods, such as grapes. She is overweight. Is her weight causing the spikes? Should I be concerned that she is showing signs of type 1? What should I do?

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I have not been diagnosed with diabetes, but have been borderline all my life. The other night I had a very scary episode. The doctor told me that the my urine sugar was high which could indicate diabetes.

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I am 37 years old and 18 weeks pregnant with my fifth child. I’m considering home-birth if I can’t get the current care-givers to agree to an alternate and more normal method of testing blood sugar. than the glucose tolerance test. Any advice or other alternative testing procedures that I could present?

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Do the newest guidelines for the diagnosis of diabetes apply to children as well as adults? At what age can the adult criteria be applied to adolescents?

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My brother is 13 years old and was diagnosed type 1 diabetes 3 months ago. Except for high sugar level, he doesn’t have any symptoms of having diabetes. Is this a common thing at that period?

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