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Born with transposition of the arteries, my toddler is not having issues with lack of focus, constant thirst, sometimes wetting his bed. Given some family history, should I be concerned about diabetes?

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At the doctor for a weight check, my daughter had a random blood glucose of 298 mg/dl [16.6 mmol/L]. The doctor wanted to run other tests. What could they be? Does she have diabetes?

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When my young son had blood work, his blood sugar was fine. There is a maternal history of type 1. Should I be concerned? He is going to have a glucose tolerance test. Should I insist on a urinalysis?

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I took my five-year-old to the doctor for frequent headaches, increased thirst, and clumsiness. She gave me a monitor and said to check his blood sugar and return later to discuss the findings because the facility we visited would not perform a glucose tolerance test on a young child. Can you give me more information?

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How do I know if I have gestational diabetes?

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After she had various symptoms, I was told to monitor my daughter’s blood sugar levels, which have varied, with increases after eating. The hospital suggested ketotic hypoglycaemia, but is it possible she has early type 1 diabetes? We are waiting for antibody test results.

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My five year old daughter has been experiencing seizure type events. After the last event, we noticed that she had had an excessive amount of sugar. Could this have caused these events?

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My 20 year old daughter has acanthosis nigricans, hirsutism, well developed muscles, a slightly enlarged clitoris, and regular menstruations. Her glucose was actually low. Her father and paternal grandfather have type 2 diabetes, and I had gestational diabetes. Could she have pre-diabetes? What specialist would you recommend that I take her to?

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Can you tell me the normal range for the hemoglobin A1C test?

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My 14 year old son was recently diagnosed with diabetes. The doctor is not sure about the type. Can it be Type IB (MODY) and if it is what is the prognosis?

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