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Diagnosis and Symptoms

The pediatrician says my son could have prediabetes. We now have an appointment with a pediatric endocrinologist and pediatric gastroenterologist. What possible tests or procedures my we expect to be ordered? Should I worry about diabetes?

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My daughter’s friend had two slightly elevated blood sugars. Her doctor said she was fine. Are slightly elevated numbers possible for a non-diabetic?

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Can you describe what autoimmune diabetes entails? What does my granddaughter’s anti-GAD 65 reading of 3.7 mean? She has had urine glucose and ketones recently.

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I have suspected diabetes, am now 1000 mg of Niaspan, and my fasting glucose levels are 113-120 mg/dl [6.3-6.7 mmol/L] whereas before it was 103 mg/dl [5.7 mmol/L] or lower. My doctor has asked me to test twice a day, and I got confusing advice on when I should be alarmed. Can Niaspan cause your sugar to go up?

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My 13 year old daughter has been more or less a “carbo junkie” even to the point of preferring to go hungry rather than eating protein or veggies. She was hospitalized for constipation, and her fasting glucose was high.She has also been prone to violent mood swings and has extremely dry skin. What questions should I be asking her pediatrician?

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My son has had three unexplained seizures since age six. During the last one, the doctor told me he was very dehydrated and asked if he has been eating and drinking enough. I explained he drinks a lot and is constantly hungry. The nurse said he had high urine ketone levels and claimed his blood sugar level was fine so he didn’t have diabetes. Is the blood test they did in the ER enough?

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My son has been eating and drinking more, urinating more frequently and gaining weight. Is this cause for concern, or could it possibly be an intense growth spurt?

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I started showing symptoms of diabetes when I was nine years old. They said I was spilling protein and sugar in my urine, but they did not do anything except test it every six months. However, when I was 15, I was officially diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and was almost dead. Could all this have been prevented or caught when I was younger?

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I am concerned that my son possibly has diabetes, The school nurse and the daycare providers think I need to have him checked, and I feel I should have him tested, but I am not sure what type of test to request. His previous doctor checked his urine only, said he found no signs and that was enough. Should I get a second opinion to be sure? What type of test do I ask for?

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Recently I’ve been getting a strong smell of urine from my four year old son’s breath, on and off, and each time I try to find out more about this on the internet, diabetes keeps coming up. Except for having eczema since he was six months old, he’s an otherwise healthy boy. Do you think he should be tested for diabetes?

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