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Other Illnesses

My daughter has type 1, diabetes insipidus, and epilepsy. Do you think she may have Wolfram Syndrome? What kind of future should I expect for her? Are there any clinics where I can get additional information?

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Will the Albuterol or Flovent my son takes for asthma affect his blood sugar? Can I give him Delsym for his cough?

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I have type 1 and hypothyroidism. Could I have another endocrine problem for which I have not been tested? I have a very low basal rate after 10 p.m. to prevent lows I was having two hours after bedtime.

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Since November 2008, my teen daughter has had periods of stomach pain, nausea and vomiting, followed by swelling and very heavy menstrual cycles. Her blood sugars are mostly in range, with an A1c of 14.1. Have you seen such symptoms before? What do you think of these symptoms?

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In a 40 year old woman, can diabetes give a positive hepatitis C result? Can diabetes raise your liver enzymes?

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My fiance has had hives for about a year. Sometimes they are very severe. She has been tested for just about everything on the planet, except for diabetes.

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My 15 year old daughter is overweight and my husband has Type 1 diabetes. I took my daughter to the doctor and they noticed a skin discoloration in the skin on her knees, behind her neck and under her arms. The doctor mentioned that she was making too much insulin. Now we are checking for diabetes.

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My 4 year old son was diagnosed 9 months ago. I feel sure the honeymoon phase is over because his blood sugars are very hard to regulate now. It seems he is sick every other week and now he has started losing weight. What can be causing the weight loss?

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At birth, my three year old son was diagnosed with persistent hypoglycemia of infancy and is thankfully off medication. He has also got an abnormal chromosome (number 8), a horseshoe kidney, and learning difficulties. Are these things connected in some way?

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A year ago, my son started having knee pain which was said to be growing pains, but then, a couple weeks before his diagnosis, the pain was more chronic. I’ve gotten nowhere because nothing else is showing up on tests., and now recently he has started complaining about his feet. His pediatric endocrinologist sees no relation to diabetes. Any thoughts?

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