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Diagnosis and Symptoms

We lived 30 days in an environment with a lot of pesticides. During that time, my son and I tired easily, and a doctor suspected diabetes. My son has had fasting blood sugars of 69 and 111 mg/dl [69 and 6.2 mmol/L] on my meter. Does he have diabetes? Can pesticides cause temporary diabetes?

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Is it anything to worry about if your son has borderline diabetes? I have not been around it so I don’t know much about it. Would you please help me?

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My doctor said that my blood sugars followed a diabetic curve and that I may be suffering from a real case of hypoglycemia. My mother, grandmother, grandfather and three uncles all have diabetes. Is my hypoglycemia just a precursor to diabetes?

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My nine year old daughter had a two-hour after lunch blood sugar of 164 mg/dl [9.1 mmol/L] on a meter, had some ketones in her urine, and the doctor wants to do a first morning urine test. Is there any reason why ketones might be in her urine other than diabetes? Is it okay to keep using urine to test for diabetes? Should I ask for a glucose tolerance test on her?

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I am 50 years old, I have had hypoglycemia since age 21, and I have chronic pancreatitis. My mother died of diabetes. What are my chances of developing diabetes?

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I’m worried about my four year old son who is pale and has lost five pounds in the last month. The doctors found sugar and ketones in his urine test, but doesn’t seem worried about this at all. I’m don’t know what all this means, and there is a history of diabetes in my family (My father and grandmother both have diabetes. My grandmother died because of it.). Should I be worried?

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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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