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My daughter has had two very strange and scary incidents of hypoglycemia. She proceeded to have a seizure and lost consciousness. I am trying to figure out why these seizures happened.

August 15, 2000
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My daughter is newly diagnosed. She is consistently low between 11 am and 1 pm. What can I provide her at breakfast that would have longer “lasting” power?

August 15, 2000
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I’m 12 and got diabetes when I was five. I have red spots on my legs. They are very sensitive and are really ugly. Are they related to my diabetes?

August 15, 2000
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My daughter had a problem when she was 14 months old with low blood sugar. She has had some ongoing problems. We were sent to an endocrinologist, but he didn’t find anything except low blood sugar levels. Could this all be related to diabetes?

August 14, 2000
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I am a 27 year old male who has had diabetes for three and a half years. Recently, I did my yearly 24 hour protein test and it came back high. Why do I have kidney disease from diabetes at three and half years? Will these early problems lead to end stage renal disease much sooner than normal?

August 14, 2000
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My seven year old son is always complaining of constant thirst and hunger and urinates frequently. My cousin died at age 17 from kidney failure due to undiagnosed type 1 diabetes and my mother was recently diagnosed with type 2. Would it be a good idea to have him tested for diabetes?

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My 14 week-old son recently had some blood work done and he has elevated liver enzymes. The doctor is unsure of the cause. I read that diabetes can be a possibility. I’m worried about this because, even though I don’t have diabetes, it runs in my family.

August 14, 2000
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Can a person with type 1 diabetes give blood? How does donating blood affect the blood sugar?

August 14, 2000
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My 15 month old granddaughter has just been diagnosed with diabetes. I have never heard of a child this young having diabetes. Is this very unusual? Is it a reason to worry that it came on at such an early age?

August 14, 2000
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My 13 year old daughter with cerebral palsy is scheduled for a two-hour orthopedic surgery in another state in several months. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of nine. She has been on an insulin pump for one year. I have several questions.

August 14, 2000
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