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Sick Days

My nine year old with type 1 has chicken pox. Is there anything special that I need to know?

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My eight year old daughter was just diagnosed two months ago. Last week, she had an allergic reaction to a bug bite, her doctor put her on an antibiotic, and since then I have not been able to keep her blood sugar in good control. Is this a normal reaction to t

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My three year old son had a fever last week, and his values went crazy. We are changing the dose every day to try correct them. Is this normal? When are they going to came back to normal?

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Since his diagnosis with type 1 diabetes two years ago, my 12 year old son has been sick frequently, and we are very concerned with how often he seems to get sick. Does having diabetes make him more susceptible to viral illnesses?

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Why do I need to check my daughter for ketones when she is ill but her blood sugars are normal? Can you explain more about ketones?

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Our three year old daughter, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes over a year ago, has been doing very well up until last month when she got sick, and her sugars are way out of control. All we keep hearing is that when someone with diabetes gets sick, you try to control the sugars as best you can, and it is something you just have to deal with. Is there something to help keep her sugars within a better range when she is sick. Is there something to help keep her sugars within a better range when she is sick?

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This whole week, my daughter, who has type 1 diabetes has thrown up, won’t eat and sleeps a lot. She always want me to hold her, and her sugar level has been low as well. What could be wrong?

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My daughter who is getting over a stomach virus, and she seems back to normal, except for the redness of the skin (hands, face, bottom of feet), that goes away quickly, but then comes back. Is the redness caused by a diabetes related problem we didn’t know about, or a reaction to her virus?

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My son is vomiting with high blood sugars and ketones. I don’t have insurance and can’t take him to the clinic because I don’t have the money. What can I do?

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We are debating weather we should let out daughter go to preschool because of I worry about sickness. When she starts school, do I need to be more worried about her catching different sicknesses?

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