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We are working with a family whose child was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of three months. Needless to say, he is quite unstable and the mother is checking blood sugars every four hours. Would you have any information on infantile diabetes

My 16 year old step-daughter passed away last week with what the doctors say is a very rare complication of diabetes. Her brain swelled, she went into a coma and never woke up. Could you please send me any information on this that you have?

I understand people with type 1 diabetes are born with the susceptibility to develop the disease and it appears that something in the environment must trigger it. Can a dog bite cause the onset of diabetes?

My daughter is one week old and they cannot find a reason for her seizures. Can an infant of a week old have diabetes? If so, can it be complicated by maltodextrin in the infant formula causing seizures?

I am 39 years old and have several symptoms of diabetes. I also had gestational diabetes with both of my pregnancies and my father takes insulin, yet every time the doctors do a blood test for diabetes, it comes back negative. What should I do now?

My 9 year-old is on a pump. We have noticed that there are certain “sweet” spots on his abdomen for his catheter, while other areas we stay away from because of apparently poor absorption.

I am 22 years old and have had diabetes for 16 years.I just took a 24 hour urine test and received a result of 4.2 mcg/min. I have read that one becomes a suspect for microalbuminuria at 7 mcg/min.

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