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My granddaughter was diagnosed about one year ago with type 1 diabetes. She is now 6-1/2 years old. After the original diagnosis, she was also found to have insufficient thyroid production, then probably celiac disease. I would like to be well informed about polyorgan autoimmune syndrome.

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My niece is 11 years old. She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes approximately 1 year ago. She became ill yesterday and the doctors say she has protein and sugar in her urine. They have placed her in the hospital. What does this indicate and just how serious is this?

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Our 13 year old daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes a year ago. Lately, she has had periodic, short bouts (a few seconds) of dizziness and blackened vision. Is this common with Type 1?

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My 14 year old year old daughter was diagnosed two years ago with type 1. Two months later, she tested positive for mono. Two years later, she can do no extra activity without being exhausted. Could this be diabetes related? Does mono has an effect on people with diabetes that could last this long?

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My 7 year old son was diagnosed with granuloma annulare when he was 3 years old. He had a grand mal seizure when he was 4 years old and now has been diagnosed with a learning disability.

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Shortly after having a heart attack and bypass surgery 19 years ago, my father-in-law (now age 73) was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. We have been told that he is not a good candidate for a second bypass because of his diabetes. Why does diabetes make him ineligible for a second bypass surgery?

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Six weeks ago, my husband who has type 2 diabetes was found to have a benign mass on his adrenal gland, and his blood sugars have been haywire since then. The doctor does not see a need to follow up on the adrenal mass further, but we are quite frustrated and do not know what to do at this point. Do we need to go further?

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I’ve had diabetes for just over five years, and recently, I had a bad low electrolyte reaction. How high does the blood sugar have to be for excess magnesium to be lost in the urine? Is potassium lost in the same manner when there are high blood sugars but not ketosis or DKA. Could it be a renal transport problem?

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My daughter, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about four months ago, has had hearing problems since she was a baby, and her specialist has actually now said he wants to investigate her as he thinks she may have Wolfram syndrome. What is this? What sort of tests will they do? How long will it be before the results come back? What is the outcome of all this?

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We have a 10-year-old daughter with type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. She is having consistent problems with the arthritis and it seems the amount of inflammation in her blood (and the resultant Cortisol and hormone production) is causing major problems with her blood glucose levels to the point of being hospitalized three times in the last six weeks for ketoacidosis. As we are at a complete loss any help/advice would be appreciated.

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