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My younger daughter has been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease and I think she may also have type 1 diabetes. Should I have the pediatrician run blood tests? Is there a connection between thyroid disease and diabetes?

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My toddler has yellowish skin and isn’t gaining weight at her usual rate. The doctor wants to check her thyroid, but could she also be developing type 1 diabetes?

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I have a fullness to my thyroid gland. My TSH was 3.5, but I don’t know what other tests were done. Is this something I should treat or just watch? What tests do you recommend and when should I have them?

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My daughter was diagnosed as having diabetes 1 about 3 years ago. Up until recently her control was excellent. She was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid 2 months ago and since then she has suffered almost continually from very high glucose readings which have led to ketones and 6 periods of hospitalization in as many weeks.

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At every visit, my daughter’s doctor tells us on that he thinks she is going to develop hypothyroidism because of the size of her thyroid, but every blood test so far has been normal. Is it common for children with diabetes to also develop hypothyroidism?

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My daughter was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I’m wondering if the insulin that she is taking has anything to do with her hair being extremely dry and falling out in big clumps. Could the injections have something to do with her losing her hair? Could it be due to it being dry before being diagnosed and now having the injections on a regular basis?

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Yesterday, my 11 year old daughter, who has type 1 diabetes, was told she was borderline for thyroid disease, which the doctors say is common with people with type 1 diabetes. We will have her tested again in three months, but I am a very worried mother.

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I read recently that one in 10 people with type 1 diabetes will develop autoimmune thyroid problems. Are there routine tests that can be administered periodically or ways to establish any predisposition to this condition?

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My seven year old son with type 1 diabetes had incorrect thyroid levels. Does he have hypothyroidism? What other tests would you recommend?

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I am 28 years old and have type 2 diabetes. I seem to be freezing cold all the time. I keep the house at 74 degrees, but I am still piling on clothes to try to keep warm with no success. Any ideas as to why this has been such a sudden change? What can I do to alleviate my refrigerator syndrome?

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