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What effects can diabetes have on a child’s all round development?

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What would the life expectancy be for someone who gets type 1 diabetes at age 10?

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I was recently diagnosed with diabetes and as a result I have to have frequent blood tests. The problem is that the nurse is having a great deal of difficulty getting at my veins in the arm. She failed twice and I had to go to the hospital for testing where they had difficulty too. Is this common? Is it a sign of some other problem?

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Is there a”tattoo” for a child to wear that indicates when he is getting low?

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My 11 1/2 year old son was diagnosed with type I at age one and one-half. We have never discussed, in detail, the long term effects of diabetes, and we want to begin educating him about these issues. Can you recommend some age-appropriate resources that will not unnecessarily frighten him?

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Has any group of people with type 1 diabetes been tested for the 25-OH-D vitamin D deficiency?

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When my son gets the flu, he aches so badly there really isn’t anything that has helped him. Soaking in a bath with Epson salts has always helped me so I thought it would be beneficial for him, but he informed me that people with diabetes were not to do this. However, he didn’t know why. Why is it that people with diabetes cannot use Epson Salts for soaking in a bath?

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To prevent lipoatrophy, my daughter has been using a NovoLog/steroid mix in her insulin pump for a year. I wanted to update her story.

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My daughter was treated for some urinary tract infections. One of the samples showed she had ketones. What does this mean? Does she have diabetes?

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Where can a family in Georgia get funding for diabetes supplies for their child? Health insurance will not cover these items.

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