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Other Illnesses

My four year old son has recently developed what appear to be boils filled with pus on the back lower region of his leg, below the knee. An employee at his daycare mentioned that her niece had similar boils and was told they were related to the blood sugar level, similar to diabetes. I was wondering if the boils could be related to diabetes, or another blood sugar disorder.

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My seven year old daughter has had a problem with dry skin on her hands for about a year which got better after her diagnosis, but for the last week or, so her hands are very rough again. Is this a sign that she is going high between the times that we test her?

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My husband has blood in his urine, and we would like to know what is this caused from.

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I have been getting major muscle cramps throughout my whole body sometimes (10-15 cramps at a time) which seem to occur if my blood sugar goes low or high. Maybe you can help me with this problem. I went to different doctors, but got no help.

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My 77 year old mother had open heart surgery about a month ago, and we have been told that her right side of her pancreas is not working. What can be done for mom to live? Would an insulin pump help her? If not, what would?

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My husband who has had diabetes for more than five years, was recently diagnosed with bronchiectasis and was told by the chest physician that the underlying cause was his diabetes. Just last week, he had pneumonia and was hospitalized for five days. Could diabetes cause bronchiectasis due to a low body immune system?

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My son has had four seizures in the past two years, all of which have occurred suddenly and without warning. At the time of these seizures, my son’s readings were within range, and all but one were preceded with high readings. We feel that these seizures are somehow caused by Ultralente, but the endocrinologist does not think they are diabetes related.

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My son started experiencing high sugar levels with severe symptoms including hallucinating about a “cat”. His sugars are now back in the normal range, but he is still “seeing” the cat. I took him to see a psychotherapist who diagnosed clinical depression but I have not found any information that corresponds hallucinations with depression. Are they?

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By the age of one, my daughter weighed 31 pounds. She continued to gain weight, even under hospital supervision. Fasting blood tests and tests after a “sweet drink” revealed no unusual blood sugar readings. She continues to urinate every hour and I suspect hypoglycemia; what do you think?

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Can the early stages of Goodpasture Syndrome be confused with diabetes?

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