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His parents informed me that he becomes depressed, has great difficulty sleeping, and generally lacks confidence in his abilities, using his illness as an excuse to get out of things. Is there any advice/support I can give him?

I am 15 years old, and I have had diabetes for about three months. How do I do a carb count? I have read up about it and I know that carbs turn into sugar, but I don’t know how to count my carbs.

What foods are slowly absorbed so as not to spike blood sugar levels for a middle-aged person with type 1 diabetes?

My brother-in-law has diabetes. He has heard of a shot available only in Canada for the treatment of diabetes. Can you give us more information?

My nine year old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 19 months. He is growing slowly and his bone age at this time is five years. Is this due to his diabetes? Is it possible that he may need a growth hormone? How will this affect his blood sugars?

My 20 year old daughter has had type 1 diabetes for a year and one-half. Recently, she had a severe sugar low which included unconsciousness and seizures. We are trying to acknowledge that she is an adult. How do parents help here? How dangerous are lows with unconsciousness and seizures?

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