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Diagnosis and Symptoms

My mother suspects my son has bouts of low blood sugar because my brother had them when he was small, and the behavior pattern is similar. Could this be blood sugar problems or am I paranoid thanks to mum?

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When I had amniocentesis, a geneticist said my child would not be at risk for type 1, which her dad had. But, my daughter was diagnosed with type 1 recently. Did the geneticist make a mistake? Or, were there other factors that came about for her to get diabetes?

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Sporadically, my heel gets a numb, tingly feeling that usually goes away after a short amount of time, and my blood glucose is usually normal when it happens. I’m not on a foot care program. Should I be? What could cause it? Should I elevate my foot?

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I took my daughter to her doctor with symptoms that I thought were related to hypoglycemia, but he did not want to order any tests. she has now developed severe allergies and her tolerance for refined sugars is getting even less. I realize she is a challenge, but I feel there has got to be more than allergies at work here, and she is very tired of being sick all of the time.

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I am currently on steroids and methotrexate to try to control my asthma. I had 3+ ketones in my urine and sugar ranging from 100-1000. My doctor did a fasting blood sugar which was elevated and wants me to see an endocrinologist, but my asthma doctor seems to think that this is all caused by the steroids. Does this seem like diabetes?

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My young daughter has had continued stomach problems that no one can diagnose. She now has some elevated blood sugars after eating. Could she have some odd form of diabetes?

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My girlfriend who has hypoglycemia, will pass out and have convulsion at least twice per month, but she absolutely refuses to see a doctor and says they don’t believe in hypoglycemia, so she has been living her life based on information from two books she read. What should I do?

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My doctor’s office said I have early diabetes based on routine blood work. I am to have a glucose test and an A1c. Do I have diabetes?

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I recently had a slightly elevated A1c, but my OGTT was normal, according to the doctor. Is this true? Why was my A1c elevated?

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My daughter tested positive for one of the diabetes antibodies and has fluctuating blood sugars, so I assume she is going to have type 1. What should we do? The local endocrinologist will not see her until she is actually diagnosed with diabetes.

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