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My daughter was diagnosed about four months ago. Up until recently, she was able to tell when she was “low” from approximately 90 mg/dl [5 mmol/L]on down. Now she can fall as low as 40 mg/dl [2.2 mmol/L] without feeling any signs.

November 16, 2000
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My 14 year old daughter has lots 46 pounds in nine months. She is not trying to lose weight. She’s thirsty all time, hungry, weak, has blurred vision, and loss of concentration In addition, she has a vaginal discharge and skips periods. The doctor tested my daughter’s blood sugar which was 130 mg/dl [7.2 mmol/L], so she ruled out diabetes. Should I check into this further?

November 16, 2000
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My 15 year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes three years ago. She recently had a C-peptide test which shows that her body is producing some insulin, but very low levels. Her endocrinologist is now prescribing Glucophage along with her regular insulin regimen.

November 16, 2000
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Can a hypoglycemic reaction cause or contribute to a stroke? Can sustained hyperglycemia cause or contribute to strokes? What is the relationship between strokes and tight blood glucose control?

November 15, 2000
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I have had a kidney disease since I was six. I have been on and off of prednisone for many years. Recently, I have recently been spilling glucose in my urine. Could this be type 1 or type2 ? How can you tell which one you have? Is type 1 worse than type 2? I really don’t want to take insulin shots. What is a normal A1c?

November 15, 2000
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I am a 43 year old male with type 1 diabetes. I’m otherwise healthy with no complications and exercise at athletic levels. Until last year, I never had an experience with ketoacidosis that required ER attention. My endocrinologist said that I had concurrent DKA with lactic acidosis. Is this very common?

November 15, 2000
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My son, diagnosed with type 1 last year, was hospitalized a month and a half ago with DKA. At that time, we were told he is insulin resistant and now has tested positive for hyperthyroidism. Are these problems common in children?

November 15, 2000
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My two year old son has had type 1 diabetes since he was 11 months old. Six weeks ago, we noticed he had a jaundiced appearance. Our son’s doctor says that liver damage is occurring. If it is not hepatitis, what else could it be? Could this be related to the diabetes?

November 15, 2000
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My 14 year old son is experiencing a lot of problems at school. He has trouble going to sleep and then he doesn’t sleep all night.

November 15, 2000
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I am a pre-hospital care provider as well as an RN. I have come across a few patients with insulin pumps who are unresponsive and having a suspected insulin reaction. The emergency room staff as well as my co-workers are not very familiar with the pumps, and we don’t want to do further damage to the patient. Is there information on handling a pump dependent patient who is involved in an accident and rendered unresponsive?

November 15, 2000
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