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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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I have type 2 diabetes, and in the middle of every month and a few days before my menstrual cycle, I develop pain on my right side, but once my menstrual cycle starts I’m usually okay. Is this common? Should I have more tests?

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I have type 1 diabetes, I am always tired, and I have had low magnesium levels over a period of time for which my physician has prescribed supplements off and on. Is there a relationship between low magnesium levels and type 1 diabetes? What causes this? How does this low level affect me?

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My daughter started complaining of having diarrhea some two years ago, and this year she started to have bouts of vomiting. She has also had problems with her eyelids swelling (like a sty), but there is no infection. I am now getting very concerned that none of these problems have gone away. Nothing has been found to be the cause, and nothing is getting any better.

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I work for an home health agency and care for a 10 year old girl who has child onset diabetes and Bardet-Biedl syndrome whose blood sugar levels fluctuate quite frequently. How do Bardet-Biedl syndrome and diabetes interact? Are problems with diabetes more severe? what complications could arise from the two disorders interacting with one another?

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My very close friend (age 16) has had type 1 for eight years now. She is on an insulin pump and has always had relatively good control. In the last few months however, her periods have been irregular, and she is having a problem with high blood sugars. Could diabetes be causing the irregular periods? Do you have any idea what could be causing the blood sugar not to come down?

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I know the steroid injections I receive on a monthly basis for “bulging” disks in my back raise my blood sugar for a couple of days, and I’m trying to determine if any other medications can have this kind of effect so I’ll be better prepared in the future. What prescription drugs can elevate blood glucose levels?

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My 12 year old adopted sister has had type 1 diabetes since she was seven, and I would like to know more about the autoimmune process in its development as well as the relationship with other endocrine diseases such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and adrenal insufficiency.

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My son has a history of leukemia which required a bone marrow transplant at the age of 2. He was diagnosed with Ketotic Hypoglycemia. My pediatrician feels he will become a diabetic. Are the two related?

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