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My 11 year old son has an A1c of 6.4%, but although he is very careful with his diet, he has continually had high cholesterol. His endocrinologist does not feel there is any correlation with his type 1 diabetes and that my son needs to begin taking medication for this condition. If you agree that medication is our only option, is there one in particular that would be safer for children?

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I am a 53 year old male, who has had type 1 diabetes for 42 years and on a pump for a year and a half.. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia about 12 years ago, and I know both my diabetes and fibromyalgia were caused by an autoimmune process. Are there more people with diabetes being diagnosed with fibromyalgia? Are

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My daughter was born without a thyroid. They test her once a year for her sugar. Can an infection cause your sugar levels to act funny? For the last three weeks, I have been checking her sugar. It has been as low as 33 and as high as 224, sometimes in the say day.

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I am a 23 year old female who has type 1 diabetes, and since I have been on insulin I have been having harsh tingling in my legs and feet and a delayed sense of touch on my legs. Is this because of an allergic reaction to the insulin or something?

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My girlfriend often will state her toes are so cold that they feel numb even in room temperatures. Are her cold extremities related to her diabetes?

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My 13 year son, diagnosed with diabetes today had hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) at age three, and when he was five, my husband donated his kidney to our son due to renal failure. Does diabetes mean that his new kidney is no longer working properly?

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I have type 2 diabetes and a lot of facial and body hair. I know that my weight can lead to increased hair. I didn’t have a period in a year or so due to my weight, but I seem to have them more regularly now. Is all this related? Will losing the excess weight get rid of the hair?

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I have had several nerve problems and was diagnosed with type 2 last year. Is it possible that these nerve problems are connected to my diabetes?

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How dangerous is the West Nile virus for a child with diabetes on insulin?

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My three and a half year old grandson, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two months ago, and today he was also diagnosed with childhood nephrotic syndrome. Is there a connection between the kidney disease and the diabetes?

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