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Hyperglycemia and DKA

My seven year old daughter and was diagnosed years ago with type 1, and I am going through a custody battle for her. Recently, her blood sugar levels have gone up. I take her to see a therapist, and she says my daughter is depressed. Can depression activate higher blood sugar levels, with proper diet and activity?

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I’m 14 years old and have had Type 1 diabetes for 7 years. Lately at school I’ve been thirsty. The clinic has lowered my insulin by several units. How come I am so thirsty?

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My son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was two and half years. He is now thirteen years old. However about 2 months ago he suffered severe brain damage the cause which is believed to be prolonged hyperglycemia. Is there a physician you can refer me in South Africa who can help my son?

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My father has diabetes and takes Glucophage. We want to know what role emotions (anger, stress) play in diabetes. Today, my father’s’ blood sugar was high all evening.

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Our 13 year old daughter was well controlled until the last two years. In the last two years, she has barely been able to attend school, her blood sugars rise and drop for no apparent reason, and she smells of ketones. She is in and out of the hospital weekly and sent home as soon as stabilized with no answers as to why this is occurring.

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I am 21 years old, a senior in college, and I’ve had type one diabetes for almost three years. Last week, I began to notice an increase in my blood sugar level, and, now, I am in ketoacidosis. I am spilling 5+ ketones, 5+ sugar, am vomiting everything I eat, and I have no energy. What happened?

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My daughter 9 was diagnosed with type 1 recently. She has been in honeymoon and I think it may have ended. Last week her blood glucose level sky rocketed from averages of 90 to 170 throughout the day to 500+ with a few so high the meter would not give number.

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I have a 6 years old son, diagnosed 6 months ago. I want to know how high blood sugars may affect his school work. He was tested to get into international school and he had high blood sugars and was very lethargic. He failed the test.

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When the outside temperature and relative humidity increase (say to 90 degrees F and 90% humidity), my blood sugar increases to such high values that sometimes the meter can’t read it Can you help? What could be the cause?

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My teenaged son, who is on metformin as well as an insulin pump, woke up this morning with a high blood sugar and large urine ketones. Since he is on metformin, his diabetes team was concerned about lactic acidosis, but after doing some hunting on my own, my interpretation led me strongly down the path of DKA versus anything else. Any thoughts?

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