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I am a school nurse who has learned that a 17 year old female distance runner has a problem with incontinence near the end of her races. Is this related to her diabetes?

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Where can I find information of diabetes and driving? I’ve had my permit and want my license, but my doctor doesn’t want me to drive since I had two seizures last year.

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My boyfriend recently had a urine test for diabetes and it was negative. Does that completely rule out diabetes? Is the urine test an accurate test?

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I recently changed insurance coverage and need to choose a new eye care professional. Do you recommend an optometrist or an ophthalmologist? What is the difference exactly? Which will be better for me in the long run?

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We are travelling to California in the fall to visit several amusement parks, and my brother uses an insulin pump. Is it safe to wear his insulin pump on extreme roller coasters? Does he need to disconnect it because of the rapid drops, inversions and great g-forces? Can he wear the pump on the airplane?

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Do you know of any correlation of Ritalin causing hyperglycemia?

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Is there diabetes educator training available for nurses?

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Should you or shouldn’t you refuse a breathalyzer test if you haven’t been drinking, but your blood sugar level is high and also took Benadryl for your sinuses?

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Diagnosed in November 2005 with type 1, my teen son has swelling in his hands and feet. Could it be related to the heat? Or, should I contact the endocrinologist?

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One evening, my toddler had a very low blood sugar, which we treated. The next morning, his blood sugar was still low, but he had urine ketones. How can this be? How does a low affect his brain?

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