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My seven year old son has had type 1 diabetes for six years. His sugar goes his sugar stays up and down most of the time. What can I do to keep him from jumping up or getting lows at night? Can he get on the Insulin pump?

Every morning before breakfast, my daughter’s blood sugar was 40 mg/dl [2.2 mmol/L], and right before lunch, it was about 70 mg/dl [3.9 mmol/L]. Her levels have never been over 72 mg/dl [4 mmol/L]and never under 40 mg/dl [2.2 mmol/L]. Is this something i should be very concerned with?

My active 12 year old niece is, in my brother’s words, “up to four shots a day” including one that requires a 4 am wake-up. This sounds very bad and I was wondering if I should read anything into this. Does this regimen suggest a more aggressive form of diabetes than normal?

Is it possible that my son could be one of the rare cases in children that can be treated with pills? Is it possible that his diabetes can be treated with diet or perhaps Humalog alone for the occasional readings over 180 mg/dl [10 mmol/L] at mealtime?

I’ve read that a viral infection has sometimes been thought to be one of the causes of childhood diabetes. This three year old normal healthy boy was being treated for an ear infection about two months prior to his diagnosis. Is an ear infection considered a viral infection?

I realize that there is some genetic component to type 1 diabetes, but I’m surprised that so many family members have now been diagnosed. Is this unusual?

Is a hypoglycemic seizure just like an epileptic seizure? Does the person yell and feel like they are swallowing their tongue? Do eyes roll back? Do they shake? Etc.?

I have gestational diabetes [GDM]in this pregnancy, and will have a follow-up GTT after the baby is born. Could a mom artificially pass (or fail) the GTT if her body is still “revved up” metabolically by nursing?

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