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I have had diabetes for 28 years and many, many hairdressers have told me that insulin that is in the scalp causes perms not to take on people with diabetes. Could you check into that for me?

June 16, 2000
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My daughter has had several episodes of DKA, one at onset, another as her body was changing and recently another. I feel that there may some type of drug abuse. My concern is with the “date rape drug” Rohypnol. Can you please tell me how she may react if she had taken such a drug?

June 16, 2000
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Can you tell me anything about a patient who has both hypopituitarism and Type 1 diabetes? My daughter is 13 and has been diagnosed with type 1 for two years. She had her pituitary gland removed a year ago due to a tumor. Her care has become so complicated with additional hormones and medications. Is this normal for such a patient?

June 16, 2000
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How does diabetes affect athletes?

June 16, 2000
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Are aloe vera gel, fields of green, and royal bee jelly safe and helpful for Type 1 diabetes?

June 15, 2000
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I have heard that one factor that can help us in determining the heredity in diabetes is the HLA DR type. My diabetic boy friend and I went through these analyses and it turned that his HLA DR are 3 and 4; mine are 7 and 8.

June 15, 2000
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I would like to know what would happen if my blood sugar got be too high (900). My age is 22 and I just found out that I have Type 1 diabetes. I need to know because sometimes I’m too busy to take a shot and go right to sleep. Is that bad?

June 15, 2000
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I’m a 17 year old male and I have diabetes and I am wondering if Humalog has to be taken with food. My nurse at school thinks it does, so after lunch when I’m high she says unless I eat something then I can’t take any Humalog and I would really like to set her straight!

June 15, 2000
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I’m a 42 year old female and have had Type 1 for 17 years. Recently, my doctor told me I had protein in my urine and prescribed blood pressure medication. Is this common and is this condition serious?

June 15, 2000
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I think I might have diabetes. I have most of the signs. I am kinda scared to tell my mom and dad. What should I do?

June 15, 2000
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