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I have had type 2 diabetes for 15 years, and I am on insulin. I also have hypertension. Is there any better medication that would avoid insulin?

January 29, 2001
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Every time my two year old son gets a cold or virus his sugar goes high and sometimes really low. Does this sound like early stages of diabetes or does this typically happen to all children when they get sick? Is it possible for a child without diabetes to have a blood sugar of 356 mg/dl [19.8 mmol/L] if he is sick with virus?

January 29, 2001
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I am 31 years old, have had type 1 diabetes for the last 13 years, and my husband and I are considering pregnancy. Although I have high sugars (200-300 mg/dl [11.1-16.7 mmol/L] several times a week, my HbA1c has consistently been in the normal range (5.8-6.2%). Could the low numbers be due to my thalassemia trait?

January 29, 2001
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I have type 2 diabetes controlled with diet and exercise. My weight dropped itself even though I didn’t want it to, and I feel underweight at the moment. Everybody says I’m very thin. I would like to ask all of you how to gain weight.

January 29, 2001
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I tested my son’s sugar using my meter, and found that his sugar, two hours after eating, was 8.9 mmol/L [160 mg/dl]. The next morning, I tested his fasting glucose which was was 4.5 mmol/L [81 mg/dl]. His doctor she said there was no worry as long as his fasting glucose didn’t go over 7 mmol/L [126 mg/dl]. Should I be concerned with the higher test of 8.9 [160 mg/dl]?

January 26, 2001
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My three and one-half year old daughter seems to have an insatiable craving for sugar and carbohydrates. I can barely get her to eat anything besides spaghetti and macaroni. When she hasn’t eaten for more than three hours, she is extremely agitated. Is it possible that my daughter has hypoglycemia?

January 26, 2001
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My husband has type 1 diabetes, diagnosed when he was 18, and we’re about to have our first child. I read that her chances of developing diabetes are 6-7%. I plan to breastfeed because I’ve heard that can reduce the chances of a child developing diabetes. Will this offset the role of heredity at all? How long should I try to breastfeed?

January 26, 2001
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Is there a good personal continuous glucose monitor available now? Where and how can I get one?

January 26, 2001
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At present, I treat my diabetes by diet alone, but it looks as though I might have to go onto tablets. Since I drive for a living, I am very concerned because I understand that certain tablets will affect your driving license and others will not. Is that true and what are they?

January 26, 2001
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What is the current status of newer modes of insulin administration like nasal, oral, or any other routes?

January 25, 2001
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