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Diagnosis and Symptoms

I am 13 years old, and while I do not have diabetes, for the past week I have been urinating frequently, have lost 13 pounds, and I’m hungry and thirsty. My mother dismissed my idea, saying I was being dramatic and it’s just the flu. Should I ask to be tested for diabetes?

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A 17 year old female sustained a head injury last summer, then problems began to surface during the fall which led to her diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, but she has no family history of diabetes. Could there be a connection between the head injury and the diagnosis?

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My brother got pancreatitis after excessive alcohol consumption on holiday. He was in hospital for a month and was told by his doctors that he may of done serious damage to his pancreas. He is also overweight. I am very worried that my brother has a high risk of diabetes and is showing some early signs of the disease. However, he refuses to go to a doctor for a test.

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I have a nine month old baby boy has been suffering from polydipsia and polyuria for three days, and had a very high blood sugar. He is being treated with insulin, but we can’t quite control it. Do you see any nine month old patients with IDDM? What can cause this kind of disease? If we control this with insulin, will he have any complications?

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I am 13 years old, I was told I have diabetes about four months ago, and no one in my family has diabetes but they do have hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). My cousin asked me to check her blood sugar, and the meter read, “HI”. Three hours later, it said the same thing, and this has happened with everyone in my family. Could they have diabetes?

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My 16 month old daughter has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. How common is it to have diabetes so young? Is the long term prognosis any different for her than someone who is diagnosed when they are older? Is there much knowledge of the treatment and effects of diabetes at such a young age?

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Recently, I have been experiencing constant hunger, even though I have just eaten and feel dizzy if I do not eat soon, I have lost weight despite the eating, and I am also tired most of the time. I am drinking normally and not going to the loo any more that I used to. Could this be diabetes?

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My 17 year old daughter has had diabetes since early infancy, and also has acanthosis nigricans along with veins that are hard to get blood out of, and she is not prone towards ketosis. Is this due to insulin resistance since insulin is a vasodilator? Has it been determined that there is no insulin resistance involved in the etiology and continuance of juvenile diabetes?

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My 10 year old granddaughter’s blood sugar is 186 mg/dl [10.3 mmol/L] after she has eaten. Can this be a sign that she has diabetes?

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My eight year old daughter has Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type II, and one of her physicians has told us she that she has a high risk of developing diabetes. Can you tell me the percent of risk she has for developing diabetes? How long (in years) until this happens in years?

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