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Diagnosis and Symptoms

I am eating, sleeping and urinating more than usual. Does this mean I may become diabetic soon?

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My 10 year old son recently had some sort of seizure in the middle of the night, and my gut instinct tells me it is sugar related.

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My 11 year old son, diagnosed with ketotic hypoglycemia when he was seven years old, has had very low blood sugars and also very high ones but has not been diagnosed with diabetes. Is this normal?

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At about the age of three and a half, I noticed that he would eat and in an hour he was hungry again. If he did not eat promptly, his demeanor would drastically change to being weepy and emotional. Every time, food has relieved the symptoms. I know this in not considered low, but could be could this be a low for him?

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I’m a 16 year old, who was as diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about five months ago, but I tested negative for islet cell antibodies, and my family doctor cannot understand my diagnosis since four months before it, my blood sugars were normal. Should I ask my doctor for the other antibody tests? What are other possible tests that would tell more about this situation?

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Both my husband, his brother and their late father have/had diabetes. I am concerned about my two year old son who is drinking more and soaking his diapers. Is he at risk for diabetes?

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My son is having periods where he is spilling ketones. I have changed pediatricians, and the new one seems more concerned than the other. Do you think my son has diabetes or may be in onset? I am very concerned as there is a strong family history.

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I had a fasting blood glucose of 125 mg/dl [6.9 mmol/L] so my then had me purchase a glucose meter and start checking my blood sugar. My readings are mostly 140-180 mg/dl [7.8-10 mmol/L], but I have caught it as being over 200 mg/dl [11.2 mmol/L], and my morning readings have been 120-133 mg/dl [6.7-7.4 mmol/L]. Could I have or be developing type 2 diabetes?

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My six year old daughter just recently had a blood sugar done which her doctor was high, but she was sick with a bad throat infection at the time of the blood test. We are currently awaiting results on a second blood test. What are normal blood sugar levels for a child her age? Could the throat infection have been the reason for the high blood sugar?

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According to a test done by my pediatrician, my child may have diabetes. Could the sucker he ate on the way to the test have affected the results? What should my next step be? What specialists do I need to see?

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