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Hyperglycemia and DKA

Since getting a Depo Provera shot for her PCOS, my daughter’s blood sugars have remained between 300 and 600 mg/dl [16.7 and 33.3 mmol/L]. Is this from the shot? How long will this last?

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My toddler, whose father has diabetes, has intermittent high blood sugars, but blood work for diabetes was negative. Should I continue to monitor him?

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When my 14 year old is at 400 mg/dl [22.2 mmol/L], she feels sick. Then, when she is coming down she gets a headache. Is the headache due to the rapid reduction in blood sugar? Was her brain swollen from the ketones and high blood sugar even for that brief time? If she has “sick” symptoms, is that a sign that her situation is more serious than a high number without sickness?

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My nephew is 21 years old. He has Type 1. He is in my care, and he is currently hospitalized for DKA. He is in total denial. He is hospitalized 3 to 4 times a year for DKA. I am in desperate need of counseling for this young man.

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My 5 year old has had Type 1 for a year, and has always struggled with very high blood sugars in the afternoon. Is it possible that her body is releasing counterregulatory hormones in a response to too much insulin causing a rapid drop in blood sugar?

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Please explain what happens within the body to cause elevated blood sugar readings first thing in the morning. Do people with and without diabetes have elevated sugar when they wake up?

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Our three year old daughter, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes over a year ago, has been doing very well up until last month when she got sick, and her sugars are way out of control. All we keep hearing is that when someone with diabetes gets sick, you try to control the sugars as best you can, and it is something you just have to deal with. Is there something to help keep her sugars within a better range when she is sick. Is there something to help keep her sugars within a better range when she is sick?

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My nine and a half year old son has had type 1 diabetes for almost two years, and his blood sugars are continually high with large ketones in his urine. Do you have any suggestions as to what can cause this?

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In general, can DKA lead to seizures?

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Does a chronic elevation of blood sugar of 160 mg/dl cause any problems in the long run?

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