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Diagnosis and Symptoms

When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a little over a year ago, I had had progressive symptoms for about 6 months. At first I was slightly thirsty, then two months later, I started getting very thirsty and hungry. I lost 20 pounds, and my weight fell to 96 lbs. Then I missed my period.

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I’m a worried 14 year old girl. My grandmother has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the past two years. I’m afraid I have some symptoms of Type�1 diabetes. Can you tell me early symptoms, and how to fight this?

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When my 5-year-old daughter has had a fever recently, her blood sugar levels shoot up to 280 to 300, she spills sugar (500 – 1000) in her urine, and has moderate ketones in her urine. She also has stomach pain. Can this turn into diabetes? She

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I am 16 years old and have always been a “vegetarian”. I feel tired all the time, I’m moody, my hands and feet get very cold at times, and I find that large amounts of sugar make me feel “sugar-brained” or “sugary” in the head, although low amounts of sugar when I’m tired seem to pick me up. Should I get myself checked?

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My 23 month old son has had a few episodes of high blood sugar. What is the highest that your sugar can go after eating and still be considered normal? Can being sick with a virus affect your sugar readings?

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My child who is African American was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 3 1/2 half years ago when admitted into hospital with blood sugar of 1165. How do we know whether he had 1a or 1b?

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I am 30 years old and have had type 1 diabetes for 17 years. I moved to Texas seven months ago, and, since then, I have lost 45 pounds without dieting. Why would this be?

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I am 32 years old, my father had Type 2 diabetes and I have Type 2 diabetes on both sides of my family. When I was younger and ate a lot of sugar, I would act strangely. Now as an adult, I have problems with what I consider low blood sugar. I would like to know if I could somehow be allergic to the sugars in carbohydrates.

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My five year old son seems unusually reactive to food, especially carbohydrates. He can become very agitated, cries, and is difficult to console. If I can get him to eat something, he seems to recover almost immediately. I wonder if he has some sort of condition that needs to be addressed.

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My 7 1/2 year old daughter is quite large for her age. She grows about 3-4 inches each year and towers above most children her age. She drinks liquids constantly and seems to always be thirsty but does not have to urinate frequently as a symptom of diabetes would indicate. How do you request a test for diabetes?

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