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Hyperglycemia and DKA

My son, who has had diabetes for almost seven years, has been on the insulin pump for almost a year has a some highs and a few lows (not too severe) at times, but overall is doing well. However, I was so sad after reading a previous question and answer. Should I worry about damage since even a single high blood sugar can cause damage?

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I have read extensively on rebound, the dawn phenomenon, and hyperglycemia in the morning. Nowhere can I find an answer to my question, which is whether these phenomena are continuous or sometimes intermittent. It is hard to understand how they could be intermittent, meaning from day to day and week to week.

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A five year old girl with type 1 diabetes had repeated large and moderate ketones in her urine for five days with a virus. Because the girl wasn’t vomiting, had no pain, and her blood glucose wasn’t high, the girl’s pediatrician, after a routine exam, recommended continuing at-home care. He remarked that all kids have ketones with a virus, diabetes or not. Do people who do not have diabetes spill glucose and/or ketones in their urine?

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I would like to know what the acceptable sugar spike is after eating. For example, if I eat a high carb meal and my premeal blood sugar level was 100, if it spikes up to 275-300 and comes back down to 100-120 after 2 hours, is that ok?

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My daughter is having high blood sugars on school days where she has physical education occurring when her blood sugar is already elevated. Should she not participate?

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How long does it take for numbness and unusual taste sensations to subside after DKA?

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I am 15 and have had type 1 for six years. For four days, my blood sugars have been very high and correction shots of Humalog are ineffective. I even got new insulin from the pharmacy. Do you have any ideas about what is going on?

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When my young son was hospitalized, I was told to test his blood sugars three to five times daily, but he was not diagnosed with diabetes. What else could be causing his higher blood sugars?

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Recenty, I think I have developed ketones. Can they be eliminated with medication? Will I need insulin? I have type 2 and take Glucophage.

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My daughter, diagnosed in July 2004, is having high fasting blood sugars. Why is this?

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