Question from Frankfurt, Germany:

Our 13-year-old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 on July 20, 2014. Coincidentally, she also started her period at this time. She’s currently on pens (Lantus and NovoRapid) but will start with the Omnipod in a few weeks. We have been living in Germany for nearly two years and recently moved house/school to Frankfurt. Access to literature in English is not easy but, thankfully, we found Moira McCarthy’s book. Three weeks ago, our daughter developed really strong headaches, mainly around the temples and just above nose between the eyes, and had dizzy spells. She spent a week in the hospital and had all sorts of tests done, ECG, EEG, blood work, ENT examination. Everything came back clear. Their diagnosis was a sinus infection to be treated by nasal spray and some headache tablets. School was closed the following week and by the end of the week, she was pretty much back to normal. She started back last Monday and by Tuesday, she had the headaches (mainly above nose bridge between the eyes), but no dizziness. She was at her local doctor again today and he could not find anything. We are desperate to find a solution. We’ve considered other factors too, such as new school stress (although there are no signs of this, she really loves her new school). There is no obvious relationship with high blood sugar values although; when first ill two weeks ago, they were generally high. This week, they are fairly normal. Although there is more stress, anxiety in the family, we don’t believe that that’s the reason. What are we missing? We are desperately in search of a healthy daughter and a full night’s sleep.