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Diagnosis and Symptoms

My husband has had type 1 diabetes since age seven, and recently our two and half year old has had some high sugars during an illness. I feel it would be helpful to have her tested for the antibodies and the genetic markers as well as fasting plasma glucose and/or glucose tolerance. Should I take her to see a pediatric endocrinologist?

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My three year old son has two of the symptoms of diabetes is being tested. I was wondering if irritation was a sign of diabetes.

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Our four and a half year old son has an abnormal EEG yet he does not present a typical seizure pattern, and he has moments of unexplained rage. We noticed he is asking for food during his movements, so we bought a home blood glucose meter and noticed that prior to the movements his readings are from 80-97 mg/dl [mmol/L]. Do you think it is worth pursuing?

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My eight year old daughter was diagnosed about six months ago, but she had no antibodies present. How can my daughter have type 1 diabetes if there are no antibodies?

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My symptoms include excessive shaking for about 20 minutes after I eat. I have been tested one time, but I was told the test that was given was not the proper way to test because I ate breakfast and was not even scheduled for this test when they did it.

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During two hospital stays, an 84 year old had two elevated fasting blood sugars. She is several medications including HCTZ (12.5 mg every other day) which (so I have read) can raise glucose levels. If she stops the HCTZ, is it reasonable that we see a decrease in blood sugars or has some process been set into motion which cannot be stopped?

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My wife, who has type 2 diabetes, is experiencing hair loss from her head. She is taking several pills. Can any of her medications cause her problem?

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I have hypoglycemia and for the last month or so, my blood sugars are constantly out of control. Additionally, food just seems to sit in my stomach for extended hours. If I don’t eat I’m fine, but not eating causes my blood sugar to drop to 50 mg/dl [2.8 mmol/L], and then I pass out. Someone suggested that I may be insulin resistant until the food in my stomach gets to the liver.

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My six year old drinks and urinates constantly, falls asleep everywhere, complains of feeling different, and has a very sweet smelling breath. After reading the symptoms of diabetes on your site, I am now concerned, and I am taking him to the doctor. Are these the symptoms I should be aware of? Why is diabetes life threatening?

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I am 54 years old, I have been overweight all of my life, and I had an elevated insulin level following a glucose tolerance test, which my doctor says indicates I have “pre-diabetes”. I am on medication, but have been given no other guidance except to exercise and eat a healthy diet. What am I looking at?

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