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Diagnosis and Symptoms

My five year old has been needing to urinate frequently, has also started wetting his bed, and his appetite has dramatically increased. His urine showed ketones so they are doing a random blood glucose. What we could be looking at?

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My daughter’s urine showed no signs of an infection, but she had some glucose and ketones, so she was immediately sent to an endocrinologist and thought not to have diabetes. We are looking for reassurance that sometimes kids who do not have just spill glucose into their urine like that. What else could have caused the high urine glucose?

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My great niece (who is super thin) has an unusual craving for sweets, gets really hyperactive after eating a lot of them, and even though she is not obese it worries us.

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There are problems with diabetes on both side of my family, and I was just diagnosed with hypoglycemia. Is a form of diabetes?

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After taking two or three doses of ampicillin, I came down with what I now believe to be hyperglycemia (excessive thirst, frequent urination, tingling in fingers and toes). Do you think that the incident is indicative of transient hyperglycemia, anaphylaxis, or could I possibly have diabetes?

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I am concerned about my nine year old son because he has gained a lot of weight this year, and he really is very active. The doctor did a blood test for thyroid, and urine for diabetes, but everything was negative. I didn’t realize there was a type 2 diabetes, and I have seen a few things about it on television lately.

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I have been told by a doctor that my pancreas doesn’t properly produce amylase, and I believe that I have hypoglycemia, Are my hypoglycemic symptoms due in part or completely to the lack of amylase from my pancreas?

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My doctor told me that I may have hypoglycemia, I constantly have diarrhea, and I am always thirsty and fatigued. Should I be tested for diabetes?

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After reading some of the questions and answers on your page, I wondered if my son could be experiencing a drop in his blood sugar during the night. He seems fine when he wakes up in the morning, though sometimes he is tired. His vomiting does not appear connected to any diarrhea. Should I have him checked for diabetes?

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My son does not have diabetes, but he has had blood sugars as high as 356 mg/dl [19.8 mmol/L] and as low as 30 mg/dl [1.7 mmol/L]. His pediatrician insists that he is fine because his blood sugars will be normal for weeks at a time. Is it possible he has a pancreas problem?

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