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Can I give my Type 1 diabetic 5 year old over-the-counter fever reducers that presumably contain sugar (for example, Tylenol [acetominophen])? If not, what should I give her?

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The news of concern lately is that if one has heart disease, HRT is not recommended. I have no heart problems and my friends are healthy folks who have type 1, but we know we are at high risk for heart problems. What about hormone replacement therapy for women with type 1 diabetes?

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I am 39, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about six months ago, and I am treated with diet and exercise. Are there over the counter medications that raise glucose, such as nasal spray, antihistamines, decongestants, etc?

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My 13 year son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a few months ago. However, he gets colds on and off. Is any decongestant that he can take that won’t raise his blood glucose too much?

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For the past two years, I’ve controlled my diabetes with diet and exercise, but since my Niaspan dose was doubled about a year ago, my wake-up blood sugar levels have been higher than before I started taking it. The thing I am baffled about is my A1cs have consistently been around 5.2% Why the discrepancy? Is it a mistake for me to be taking Niaspan?

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Recently, my daughter had an upper respiratory infection, and was seen by her normal doctor who said my daughter should not take steroids of any kind because she had diabetes. Why is that ? What does taking steroids have to due with having diabetes?

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My daughter, who has had type 1 diabetes for about two and a half years and has been on the pump for about a year, has received two flu shots with hypoglycemic episodes afterward. Is there a relation to the flu shot?

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Can prednisone cause an elevated blood glucose in people who do not have diabetes? Is that a normal side effect or does this only occur in those with diabetes, diagnosed or not?

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My son recently had a sugar level of 159 mg/dl [8.8 mmol/L]. The doctor told me that his level could be up because of the asthma medications he takes. How can this be? If the medications he is on raise his sugar level, could he be put on other asthma medications that wouldn’t have this effect on him?

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My son, who has had diabetes for seven years, has been on Concerta (a form of Ritalin) for five years. Does being on Ritalin for a long period of time increase the risk for damage to the kidneys, eyes, liver, etc.? Should I be concerned?

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