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My daughter has PCOS and insulin resistance. The family doctor says she has impaired glucose tolerance, but her endocrinologist says that she has type 2 diabetes. Which is it?

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My five and a half year old son will enter a town-run/sponsored camp. They have an EMT on staff, but they’ve informed me that ‘technically’ their guidelines say that they are not to administer medication, they will only supervise self-medicated children. Don’t town or publicly sponsored activities have to provide more accommodation to children with disabilities?

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We are considering giving our daughters, one of whom has diabetes, vitamin D supplements. Could this possibly provide some additional protectiveness?

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I had a alcohol urine test with a low positive reading, but I did not drink any alcoholic beverage. What could have caused this reading?

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I have type 1 diabetes, and I know that excess sugar is excreted from the body in urine. Does it also comes out in sweat or through other body organs?

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What is your opinion of the Accelerator Hypothesis?

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My daughter asked another child on the bus to hold her “lancet” and “finger pricker” for her while she got her meter ready. The other child took the cap off the lancet, stuck her finger by accident, and then my daughter used that same lancet. The girl’s father has hepatitis B. What are the chances are of anything being transmitted?

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Although our son maintains good dental care, his teeth are yellowish. The front two teeth are also bumpy. Is it possible that excess sugar left in his saliva has contributed to this discoloration? What can we do about it safely?

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What vaccinations should be given to a child with type 1 diabetes? Where can I find recipes suitable for a child with type 1?

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My son, who eats a lot of sugar, has an open anus. What is this called? Is it caused by the sugar?

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