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Other Illnesses

Our daughter has CAH along with type 1 diabetes, and compared to diabetes, treating CAH is far less complex. Are you familiar with patients who are affected by both diabetes and CAH? Is there any research data/material retrievable that shows whether one disease affects the other negatively or whether the combination of the two can lead to more/other severe conditions?

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My son recently told me about an something he experienced in the middle of the night. He said he was awake but could not move. It was frustrating and scary for him and has me concerned that he might have been experiencing a somewhat severe hypoglycemic episode. Does this sound like a hypoglycemic incident?

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My 11 year old daughter has been on the pump for two years with U-50 Humalog. For the last six weeks, she has had a fever of unknown origin and is exhausted all day. She has had numerous tests and has been on two courses two sets of antibiotics, but the doctors cannot find anything wrong with her. What do you think?

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I have had type 1 diabetes for about a year along with ulcerative colitis, and I was managing both very well until about two months ago when I had a flare up of colitis and was put on high dose prednisone. I have an uncontrollable urge to eat all the time, even when I full. Is there anything that I can do to ease the cravings?

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About two and a half years ago, while living in Alaska, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I moved to the UK in the last six months, and my eyes are constantly watering. Can anyone tell me why my eyes are constantly watering? What can I do to stop this?

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Both my four year son and I have diabetes, and my nine year old tested positive for celiac disease but her biopsy was negative. I know that in people with diabetes, 5-8% of people can develop celiac disease. What are the chances of developing diabetes if you tested positive for celiac disease?

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Is celiac disease also an autoimmune condition? Does a person with an autoimmune disease run the risk of developing other autoimmune diseases?

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My six year old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two months ago. For at least the past three years, he has been a child with little energy who tires easily. Since his diagnosis and treatment he has been a lot more energetic! Is it possible that the diabetes could have been affecting him in some way for the past few years, even though the actual symptoms only started about three weeks before his diagnosis?

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My seven ear old son has had type 1 diabetes for four years. When he has episodes of high blood sugars, he develops repeated infections and thrush under his foreskin. What can be done to prevent this? Should he be circumcised?

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About three months ago. I was diagnosed with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) after having complained of unusual symptoms following an epileptic seizure. Do people who have epilepsy caused by brain damage have their glucose levels rise when they have a seizure, and go back to normal about an hour later?

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