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My 70 year old mother has type 1 diabetes. She gets infections easily, and now she is just getting over a bad bladder infection. Is there anything she can do to prevent bladder infections? Why do they occur?

January 25, 2001
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My wife and I have recently had a new baby whose blood sugar at birth sugar level was practically zero. For the last two days, his blood sugar has been staying around the 20s mg/dl [1.1 mmol/L], but will go as high as the 70s mg/dl [3.9 mmol/L] sometimes. Could this be a sign of hypoglycemia? Would this most likely be a case in which my son’s body just needs a little time to get adjusted?

January 25, 2001
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My daughter had a fasting blood sugar done that was 65 mg/dl [3.6 mmol/L]. At the same time, she had no sugar in her urine, but still tested positive for ketones. I was told not to worry and no follow up was necessary. I have now found myself questioning everything she does. I need to know how much urination and thirst is excessive.

January 25, 2001
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My eight year old daughter has had diabetes for four years. She frequently gets severe stomachaches and headaches. She tested negative for celiac disease and has normal bowel movements. Have any other studies been done? Have studies comparing different insulin brands/types with stomachache reports been done?

January 25, 2001
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My two year old son, who has hypoglycemia, woke up screaming and semi-conscious with his 30 mg/dl [1.7 mmol/L]! Is it true that a hypoglycemic person cannot go into a coma from low blood sugars?

January 25, 2001
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My 10 year old son had an astrocytoma removed from his cerebellum about six months ago, and received a lot of steroids. Now, six months later, his fasting glucose was 9.9 mmol/L [178.2 mg/dl]. Could the stress of the 13 hour operation and the steroids have anything to do with this? Is there anything else that could cause his sugars to be up now?

January 25, 2001
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My 12 year old son, who has type 1 diabetes diagnosed at the age of five, takes three injections of insulin daily. Recently, while visiting his mother, he was given a prescription for Glucophage by a doctor, other than his primary care giver. What is it?

January 25, 2001
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My 10 year old son was diagnosed a month ago. At the time, his HbA1c was 8%, and now it is 6.8%. He had a negative antibody test last week. He is taking a small dose of insulin twice a day. Does this mean he does not have diabetes?

January 25, 2001
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My 17 year old son has developed gynecomastia since the onset of his type 1 diabetes requiring surgery to correct. Can this be related to insulin use?

January 24, 2001
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I am 25 weeks pregnant and had a blood sugar of 148 mg/dl [8.2 mmol/L] on my one-hour test. I had a strange reaction about ten minutes or so after drinking the solution which persisted the rest of the day. Could this be a sign that I might have gestational diabetes even if the three-hour test comes back okay?

January 24, 2001
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