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Hyperglycemia and DKA

The high school principal has told my son that he will get a referral for detention if his blood sugar is over 240 mg/dl [13.3 mmol/L] like it has been twice, so far. How should I handle this?

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Is there any research on behaviors in diabetic children when they are out of range and its effect on school performance? When my eight year old daughter is high, her behavior is characteristic of ADD/ADHD. A psychologist has evaluated her and feels her behaviors are blood sugar related.

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During a stomach virus, my daughter’s blood sugar was in range, then soared on the eighth day. Is this the end of her “honeymoon?” What else may have caused this?

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My daughter, who was diagnosed with type 1 in March, has had a viral illness with fever twice. Is it caused by high blood sugars or causing the high blood sugars?

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My young son, who takes NovoLog for meals and Lantus at bedtime, is having 2 a.m. highs. Are they from his cold or a rebound from a low we are missing? Should we check him around 11:30 p.m.?

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I was recently hospitalized with a blood sugar of 1445 mg/dl [80.3 mmol/L]. How is it possible that I am still alive? What are the effects of it being that high?

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My sister has just come home from the hospital with an open sore that won’t heal. Her blood sugar was quite high. What can happen to a person who has a blood sugar level over 400 mg/dl [22.2 mmol/L]?

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Although I was diagnosed with type 2 in 1999, I just took action to lower my blood sugars. I’ve seen little change in two weeks. When should I start seeing lower blood sugars?

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My daughter’s blood sugars spike late in the evening, but come down to her range by morning. What, if any, pump adjustments should we consider?

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My daughter has been complaining of breathing problems and stomach pain. She has ketones. Her blood sugar is usually 200 to 400 mg/dl [11.1 to 22.2 mmol/L]. Are these problems normal?

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