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My mother eats in very small amounts and religiously takes her medication which sometimes causes her sugar level to drop drastically, and for the last two weeks, she has had bouts of low sugar levels despite changing her eating habits. I am very concerned about this. Would you please advise?

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When I am working, usually about 12-2 pm, I go ‘semi-unconscious’. My doctor says this is my system overproducing insulin and my brain fades out for lack of glucose. It’s very important that I get this under control.

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I have had type 1 diabetes for close to three years. I had irregular periods, then symptoms of diabetes, which I ignored for 10 months. I then had blood work consistent with PCOS and an elevated cortisol level. How common is PCOS in people with autoimmune diabetes? What are the implications of my insulin doses? Does the fact that I was symptomatic for so long and never went into DKA indicative of anything?

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I rrecently received some test results from my doctor, including a fasting blood glucose of 128 mg/dl [7.1 mmol/L] and an A1c of 6.5. Does this mean I have diabetes?

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At risk for diabetes, I have been on a strict diet. My dietitian wants me to lose more weight, but my legs feel tired so I can’t exercise. Do you have any advice?

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I have type 2 and take Amaryl and Precose. When I exercise, my blood sugar often rises, even if I have not eaten. Why is this?

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To check if I have hypoglycemia, I had a GTT, which showed I am actually pre-diabetic. How can this be since I have always had low blood sugars?

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Is it a fact that diabetes will always progress? Can you achieve lifelong normal blood sugars through diet and exercise? Does weight loss lead to more normal blood sugars?

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My boyfriend is on glyburide and metformin and has been doing everything right to control his diabetes for about three years, but it is not working any more. The doctor wants to put him on insulin, but my boyfriend does not want to do it. What should he do?

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My morning sugar levels are very high (130-180 mg/dl [7.2-10 mmol/L]), but my hemoglobin A1c values are always below 6% (5.6% the last time). Should I be concerned enough to do something about the high levels in the morning?

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