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I am providing education to patients with newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and while I currently have a few books that I use for education to help patients and siblings (ages preschool to school age), I’m having a difficult time finding children’s books explaining diabetes for the Spanish speaking population. Do you have any suggestions?

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I have type 1 diabetes, and I am interested in a living liver donation, and I would like to know what additional risks diabetes would pose. I have read that people with diabetes can be organ donors, but I can find no transplant programs allowing live donation. Does this apply only after death?

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My four year old little girl will be tested tomorrow for diabetes, I really do not know all that much about it, even though I am reading, and I am not sure how to help her with it. How do you tell a child her age about this? Help — I’m going nuts here.

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Have you heard of a Hypoalarm to warn a person if the blood sugar level is incorrect? Where can you buy one?

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My 21 year old son, who has type 1 diabetes and uses an insulin pump, was picked up and arrested. The police wanted him to remove his pump and not be allowed to keep glucose tablets with him. Does the Americans with Disabilities Act encompass his rights in this situation?

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Is there any way I can download the data from my One Touch Ultra to a MacIntosh computer?

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What follow-up lab tests that should be done on someone with type 2 diabetes? How often should they be done?

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Could you please explain the differences between the terms glycosylation and glycation?

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I read an article recently that stated, “These children have a 30% chance of living to age 35.” What is the current life expectancy averages for children with type 1 and also those with type 2 diabetes?

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I’m 18 and have diabetes. I am on probation and have to take drug screens every month. Some people tell me that the insulin I am taking will get marijuana out of my system quicker than in someone who does not have diabetes. Is this true or not? Is it too bad get a tattoo on my body?

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