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Diagnosis and Symptoms

My eight year old has been complaining that lights are too bright, he is always thirsty, and he is a little overweight. Should I have him tested for diabetes since it does run in my family?

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My 67 pound two year old daughter has been diagnosed with postprandial hypoglycemia. She has high blood sugar after she eats, and the doctors only want to put her on a diet lower carbohydrates, but she does not eat. She has picked at food for a month now but is still gaining weight. Should the doctors be doing more for my child?

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My five year old son has had some high blood sugars, and our physician said he believes his pancreas is “sputtering” and will eventually give out altogether. However, all he could tell me to do is go home and wait. Do you agree? Could this be a precursor to diabetes? If these are early symptoms, how long do you think until it goes full blown?

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During all three pregnancies, I dropped sugar and watched my diet, but I am still 50 pounds overweight, fatigued all the time, and have been diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy. I really feel that something must be wrong, but most everyone chalks it up to the fact that I’m a working mother of three. Is it possible that I have a mild form of diabetes?

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My five and on-half year old son has been on antibiotics for nearly two months About four days ago, he began excessive drinking and frequent urination (even to the point of bed wetting and accidents at play). Today, the doctor tested him for diabetes and told me my son is now at risk for having severe diabetes. Is this possible? Could it be a reaction to the medication?

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During a recent pediatrician visit due to a virus with high fever, my son’s urine had some glucose in his urine. The doctor sent him for a which was normal. Previously, my son had blood in his urine, but after an ultrasound and a dye test, I was told not to worry about it. Are these signs of serious problems? Should I truly forget about them?

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I tested my three year old who is overweight with my glucose meter, and he had elevated fasting glucose levels, but a fating blood glucose at the doctor’s office was was 114 mg/dl [6.3 mmol/L] so the pediatrician’s reaction is to continue to test his urine, but otherwise to just watch my son. Should I bring him to a pediatric endocrinologist for further testing?

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My 13 year old brother was told that he has diabetes, and the doctors ordered a GAD antibody test, but this test is not available where we live. It is very important for him to take this test, so we will know if he has diabetes or if is just temporary diabetes. Where can the GAD antibody test be done in Columbia? If it is not available in Colombia, where in the United States?

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I had gestational diabetes about 10 years ago, now I have some elevated blood sugars, but I still haven’t been classified as having diabetes. Should I consider myself to have type 2 diabetes?

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My 14 year old daughter was involved in a car accident, treated with massive doses of steroids, and is having several episodes of hypoglycemia every week. Could the massive doses of steroids be the culprit in causing my daughter’s repeated hypoglycemic episodes?

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