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Hyperglycemia and DKA

If if a baby dies, is it possible to tell if death was caused by unknown diabetes rather than shaken baby syndrome? If so, how are the symptoms different?

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Could this student have developed symptoms of ketoacidosis with negative ketones? Since we have had a lot of flu in our school, that is a possibility.

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Every month for the past year, my almost 17 year old daughter has been rushed to the hospital in DKA, and her doctors insist the child is not taking her insulin. I have tried to show them over and over again that I give all shots, and the majority of these incidents parallel her menstrual cycle. Are there case studies about the same scenario?

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My 14 year old nephew has had type 1 diabetes for three years, and most of his readings are so high they don’t register on the monitors. His doctor does not seem to be too worried. How can we contact someone to suggest a plan of action?

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My husband, who has been taking Protaphane before going to bed and Actrapid before meals for two years, was not feeling well and is losing so much weight, so he went to see a diabetes specialist who asked that my husband be admitted to the hospital because his blood sugars are high. Is it normal to be admitted to the hospital when the sugar is high?

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My granddaughter was sick yesterday. We took her to the hospital due to her vomiting five times. She was refusing to drink or eat anything, and complained of her stomach hurting. At the hospital, the first thing they did was check her ketones–they were very high. Could the high ketones cause the vomiting and stomach to hurt?

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On two occasions, my young daughter had elevated blood sugars in the ER, but they came down on their own. It was termed “stress induced hyperglycemia.” Could you give me more information on this?

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After diagnosis, my young daughter was on Lantus and NovoLog, but was often low. We stopped insulin and saw post-meal highs that would return to normal before the next meal. The doctor then gave us NPH, but we are still seeing bouncing blood sugars, even with no carbs eaten. Is this really diabetes? Does the pituitary gland play a role in this?

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How do you explain urine ketones and a high level of urine glucose, but a low pre-prandial glucose reading?

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My teen daughter has “intermittent” insulin resistance during her period and when she feels stressed. Her blood sugars are very high using her pump and injections. Do you have any suggestions?

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