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I have been having symptoms such as strange feelings in my head. It kind of feels like jelly inside. I also feel shaky sometimes. My neck thumps in certain places, and my ears feel weird. I think when I eat I do get better.

My son had a number of illnesses prior to his diagnosis. Could that have increased his blood sugars enough to elevate the A1c? Is here a possibility that he may not have diabetes?

My 21 year old friend has type 2 diabetes. Could taking a sugar coated tablet for other reasons affect her diabetes?

I have diabetes which is controlled with pills, but lately my sugar has gone a little out of control. I am looking for a “Do and Don’t” list of foods for a person with diabetes.

I am 29 years old, 32 weeks pregnant, and was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 29 weeks. For the last two weeks, my fastings been registering above 90 mg/dl [5 mmol/L], but still below 100 mg/dl [5.5 mmol/L]. What are some different ways to try to keep fasting levels below 90 mg/dl [5 mmol/L]?

My four year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes six weeks ago. For the past several days her blood sugars have been higher than normal. I just found out there is a case of mononucleosis in her preschool class. Is she more at risk for contracting this because of her diabetes?

This patient has been treated twice within the last eight weeks for a urinary tract infection (UTI). Why do older women get frequent UTIs?

Does the honeymoon phase differ in patients with type 1A versus type 1B? Do type 1B patients tend to remain in remission longer?

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