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Other Illnesses

My 17 year old son has developed gynecomastia since the onset of his type 1 diabetes requiring surgery to correct. Can this be related to insulin use?

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My four-year-old daughter has type 1 diabetes. She has been having trouble with chronic yeast infections. Her vulva is always white and red with little blisters. It smells bad and is very itchy and burns when she voids. She has been having this trouble for a year and a half. I have been to a gynecologist and her specialist and they are unable to help me.

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My six year old has been diagnosed with ketotic hypoglycemia. Her insulin level was 91 after an oral glucose tolderance test. What would cause this?

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Could sudden numbness or tingling in one hand, sudden pain in the toes and very high levels of protein in the urine be diabetes? Or, could they be symptoms of lupus?

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The doctor believed my son’s fainting spells were because his sugar level dropped. He gave me a diet which also included several snacks between meals, and we have been monitoring this for about two years. Today, he had blood drawn to see if he has mono, and immediately afterward, he had a seizure. I have several questions.

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My daughter gets low grade fevers very often for apparently no reason sometimes, but always when her blood sugar is low. She may also get them after she eats or exercises. Could her fevers be from lows or blood sugar in general?

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I’ve had type 1 for about 20 years. Since giving birth last November, I’ve had chronic diarrhea. What do you think is causing it? What should I do? I also had preeclampsia while pregnant.

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At age 16, my son was diagnosed with type 1. His blood sugars vary; he has hip, stomach and chest pain; he continues to lose weight and be lethargic. Could he have another autoimmune disease and not diabetes?

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How common is it that a type 1 diabetic child comes down with autoimmune von Willebrand’s disease? Are we likely to see more autoimmune problems in our son?

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I have been diagnosed with pseudo seizures. Since females in my family have a history of diabetes, should I also be tested for this? Do diabetic seizures show abnormal EEG waves?

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