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Hyperglycemia and DKA

Though my A1c is okay, my postprandial blood sugars are elevated despite metformin and Acarbose. What other medication do you recommend? What about voglibose?

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My son was diagnosed with type 1 four months ago. After his first dose of Focalin for his ADHD, his blood sugar was elevated after breakfast. Is it related to the medication?

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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 5 year old daughter has been having ketones in her urine for the past 6 weeks. We have been to see her endocrinologist and our family doctor, neither of who has found the reason why she is having the ketones.

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My son has chronic high blood sugars in the morning (300+). I have checked him often at night (no lows) We’ve tried everything. How do we bring down the blood sugars in the mornings?

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I am a 41 year old male and have had type 2 diabetes for about five years which has never been controlled. I was taking two diabetes pills, but still had fasting readings of over 250 mg/dl [13.9 mmol/L]. A month ago, my doctor switched me to a different pill, and now my fasting blood sugars are running at 390-450 mg/dl [21.7- 25 mmol/L]. Can this cause ketoacidosis? What can I do?

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I am a 36 year old male who has had diabetes for 17 years. Recently, I had a three week period were my sugars were running over 400 mg/dl [22.2 mmol/L]. Could you tell me how this has possibly hurt my body?

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Our three and a half year old daughter recently started on an insulin pump, and we have noticed that the higher her blood sugar is, the more insulin she needs per point drop. We sometimes have to bolus several times when high before we get the desired reading. Her endocrinologist has suggested that this may have to do with insulin resistance at higher blood sugar readings. Can you elaborate on this?

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I’ve found that oxygen deprivation causes many symptoms similar to those felt during hyperglycemia such as hindered eyesight, headaches, lightheadedness and hindered thinking. I’m intrigued that certain side effects caused by high blood sugar may be associated with hypoxia.

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I wanted to know if there was any observed rebound phenomenon above 2.20 or so. I have noticed that my rebound in the morning are never above 1.70 and I base my case on the fact that I will have no sugar in my urines but trace to one cross (the french unit for measuring acetone) of acetone.

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