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I am a 33 year old female, 35 weeks pregnant. I was recently diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Being overweight when not pregnant, I have been used to reading labels and watching “fat grams”. Now having to watch carb grams, I see that a lot of low fat foods are higher in carbs than their full fat counterparts. It seems like I have to give up watching my cholesterol in order to control my blood sugar and ketones!

August 24, 2000
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I have a five year old son who has had type 1 diabetes for 3 years. We have had difficulty with potty-training. Is there any way this is related to his condition?

August 24, 2000
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My daughter has been having complaints similar to low blood sugar. When I tested her with my meter she was 57 mg/dl (3.2 mmol/L) two hours after breakfast. She eats regular healthy meals but continues to be ravenously hungry. Is she at risk for diabetes? Do people without diabetes also have low blood sugar sometimes?

August 23, 2000
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My son is four years old, and was diagnosed with diabetes at age two. An acquaintance stated that diabetes is more common in boys. Is this true?

August 23, 2000
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My 11 year old daughter has had type 1 diabetes for three years and is using an insulin pump. Her nurse suggested that we use a download program to monitor her blood sugar results. We tested Mellitus Manager which downloads information from her MiniMed pump and her brand of meter. We don’t know anyone who has used this program on a regular basis and would like your input.

August 23, 2000
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My friend’s daughter is 14 years old and has had diabetes since age seven. For the past year, she has been in DKA and in the hospital almost every two weeks to monthly. Her insulin dose keeps going up. We are hoping that you could help us with some ideas.

August 23, 2000
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My five year son has been urinating very frequently for about a week and a half.. He sleeps all night, he doesn’t have excessive thirst. I have been working with our small town hospital and I have been told to get him tested for diabetes. I don’t believe he fits the requirements for a diabetes test. Am I wrong?

August 23, 2000
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I was diagnosed type 1 three years ago and was put on insulin therapy, first using shots, now using an insulin pump. I recently changed doctors and my new endocrinologist ordered a c-peptide level test and it came back at 4.3, indicating that I am producing more than enough insulin. What are the ramifications of this discovery?

August 23, 2000
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Our eight year old grandson was just diagnosed with type 1. He does his own testing. Is there a wristwatch with a programmable timer with alarm that will remind him, at school, to do his fingerstick tests?

August 23, 2000
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I have had diabetes for seven years and I have a history of acute pancreatitis. For the last six months, I have to empty my bowels three or four times a day and I am losing weight because of this. I have done a stool test which shows presence of fats. Other tests are all normal.The medication I am taking isn’t working. Please make some suggestions.

August 23, 2000
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