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Diagnosis and Symptoms

My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes eighteen months ago. She was 10 at the time. She had no symptoms such as weight loss or excessive thirst.

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My niece visited yesterday and her eating habits were very enormous. Her blood sugar was 511 mg/dl [28.4 mmol/l]. We took her to the emergency room and her blood sugar there was 121 mg/dl [6.7 mmol/l]. Can a normal person have such high blood sugars or is she going through the honeymoon stage of diabetes?

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I have a 3 year old that we checked his blood sugar (because grandpa was here and doing his). It was a bedtime check and his was 195.

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I am a 53 year old man and have recently been diagnosed as having mild diabetes (blood sugar 7). I am experiencing heavy sweating mainly when I am hot or under exertion but sometimes for no reason. Is this a symptom of the diabetes?

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I have six year old twins. Our daughter was diagnosed about a year ago. Her twin brother has symptoms so I tested him and his blood glucose was 359 mg/dl [19.9 mmol/L]. Could he have diabetes too? What should I do?

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My 19 year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes three years ago. Her brother is now 25, and we used a meter to check some blood sugars on him. Is this an indication that he developing diabetes? Does what a person who does not have diabetes eat give them high blood sugars like they would a person who has diabetes?

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My daughter had a problem when she was 14 months old with low blood sugar. She has had some ongoing problems. We were sent to an endocrinologist, but he didn’t find anything except low blood sugar levels. Could this all be related to diabetes?

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I have a son who will be 4 in a few months. I took insulin while pregnant with him. He has asthma. I have been noticing some things in him that lead me to wonder if he has diabetes. I would appreciate any information that could help, maybe some questions to ask the doctor, or tests we should have done.

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My five year old daughter seems to exhibit some symptoms of diabetes. Recently, sugar was found in her urine. Her blood sugar was normal. What conditions cause sugar in the urine but normal blood sugar?

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I have an 8 year old son who has a lot of the symptoms of diabetes. His pediatrician drew his blood for a sugar level. My neighbor who has diabetes took a reading that was 170 on her meter. He is a healthy, very active child. What could cause such a high glucose and can that be normal?

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