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Hyperglycemia and DKA

My daughter’s A1c has gone up since her diagnosis two months ago and her blood sugar is over 500 mg/dl [27.8 mmol/L] much of the time. Where in the U.S. can I take her for medical care? Should I consider getting her a pump?

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A GTT indicated my son had hypoglycemia, but we also found high blood sugars. Can you explain the results of the tests my son had in January? Should we continue to check his blood sugars or not? We are supposed to see an endocrinologist in late April

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Although my son’s blood sugar is in range two hours after higher fat meals, it goes up four to six hours later. What do you recommend for eliminating these highs?

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After my dentist put me on methylphenidate, my blood sugars were very high so I am not taking another dose. What would have caused the high? What do you recommend?

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Should we be dosing for the antibiotic our daughter is taking for a sinus infection? Her blood sugar has been elevated despite adjusting her insulin to carbohydrate ratio.

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If one is using an insulin pump with Lispro and the insulin supply is terminated, then how long does it take before ketoacidosis is a severe problem?

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Why is it that some people can have a 500 blood glucose, but not have ketones, while I can be at 240 or thereabouts and be spilling large ketones in my urine?

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My 17 year old son who has been on a pump for a week, has had two episodes of extremely high glucose readings. The first resolved fairly easily even though he had large ketones in his urine, but he was very sick with vomiting and fatigue during this second one. What varying factors are there to explain the difference? Could my son still have been in DKA with very high blood sugar and only a trace of ketones?

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Why do people with diabetes get so thirsty? Do they risk becoming easily dehydrated?

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My 16 year old niece has had diabetes for approximately three years and is not managing her diabetes well. Recently I have become aware, accidently, that she has difficulty holding her urine. She is up often at night to urinate and often does not make it to the bathroom in time. What could this frequent urination at night suggest?

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