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I am 33 and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 20. On a few occasions I have had seizures related to severe hypoglycemia. What toll could these severe episodes take on my body? Could these episodes affect my heart or brain over time?

My five year son has had frequent urination for about a week, like every half hour. He likes to eat. I don’t see a drop in his weight. I don’t have a history of diabetes in the family. He had a urine test two days ago, and everything was normal. I am still worried.

My three year old was diagnosed with type 1 eight months ago. Her team has told me to “get the carbs in” even if it means giving her candy or pop. This doesn’t seem to be right.

I have been tested for hypoglycemia. They said that they couldn’t find anything, but I had all the symptoms. What happens if someone with hypoglycemia has too much sugar?

My mother has diabetes and recently heard about a new glucose monitor that’s out on the market. She said it monitors your blood glucose level by putting a test strip on any skin area without using a lancet or needle. Have you heard of this?

My dad has diabetes and has been diagnosed with “lipid necrosis at injection sites”. Why does lipid necrosis occur? Does it have something to do with the type of anti-diabetic drug being injected?

My 10 month old daughter was just diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I understand that it takes a few weeks to regulate the insulin amount with someone so young, but her numbers are still relatively high (400-550 mg/dl [22.2-30.1 mmol/L]). I am very concerned about her growth being stunted.

Recently, my ten year old daughter and eight year old son had glucose tolerance tests done. Although they were not diagnosed with diabetes, there was a significant difference in their glucose tolerance. Can you explain why this might be?

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