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When diagnosed with type 1 in 2003, my C-Peptide measured 0.5. Recently, it was 5.3 so my doctor took me off insulin and put me on metformin XR. After a few days, my blood sugars skyrocketed and I had ketones, so I resumed insulin. My TDD is 30 units. What kind of diabetes might I have? Why did the pills not work?

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Which minerals and vitamins should be taken routinely to provide benefits and help prevent related complications?

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Is it okay for my sister to breast feed her daughter who was just diagnosed with type 1 and is in the ICU? The doctors at the hospital do not recommend it, but the pediatrician says it would be fine.

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Can someone with type 1 see a drop in his/her serum potassium level after an insulin injection? Would they suffer any organ damage from a persistent low in which they remain conscious?

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Since his mom is not rotating injection sites, my nephew has scar tissue at the often used sites. Is this common? How many sites should they be using? They do not have access to a pediatric endocrinologist in Barbados.

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My nephew is experiencing great variances in his blood sugars on a daily basis. What is happening to his body when he’s high and drops to a low in a short time period?

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My college-aged child will be studying abroad in the UK for six months starting in January 2014. For what kind of diabetes support, supplies, difficulties should we prepare?

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The endocrinologist indicated that my adolescent son will probably be no taller than 165 cm (5 feet, 4 inches). I heard that blood glucose control is more difficult when on growth hormones. Should we pursue the hormones? Are there other side effects?

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My young teen daughter’s eyebrows are thinning. How can we help them grow? Is this because of her diabetes?

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Just after her diagnosis with diabetes, my daughter began to have involuntary jerks of her upper body. She is non-verbal, unable to explain what she is experiencing. What might be causing them?

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