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My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes less than a month ago. After about 2 weeks on insulin, she entered her honeymoon phase. Is this normal?

I have a 5 year old who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about 10 months ago. I give her 100 mg alpha lipoic acid in the a.m. and Bittermelon 200 mg in the p.m. Are there any side effects that I should be concerned about?

I am a 29 year old woman with Type 1 diabetes for 13 years. My internist felt that the insulin pump would be ideal for me and so I began using one. My control improved; however, I began developing severe abscesses at the infusion site requiring incision and drainage.

I had gestational diabetes with my last 2 pregnancies. When I assessed my risk of developing Type 2 diabetes on the ADA website, the fact that I had a baby over 9 pounds raised my risk. How does having a large baby increase your risk of diabetes later in life?

What do you know about an outpatient cell transplant operation being tried recently? It was on our local news, in Seattle.

My son is 2 years old. He was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 4 months ago. I would like to know if oral hypoglycemic medications are a possible treatment for his diabetes when his blood sugar reading before a meal is normal.

I’m a 17 year old boy and I have diabetes for only one month. It’s all new for me. What I would like to know is the thing about diabetes and alcohol. In Belgium we are permitted to drink alcohol.

Our 11 year old daughter was recently diagnosed (3 weeks ago) with Type 1 diabetes. She had glucose level of 310. Is there a chance that she could have been misdiagnosed?

Please suggest methods for adjusting insulin/food when we make a 6 hour time change during vacation. My daughter is type 1, 9 years old and diagnosed 5 months ago.

My son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 9 months old. He is now 17 months and I am having trouble getting him to eat and counting carbs. How do I count carbs when I can give him 45g for breakfast and he gets half of it in his hair and in his diaper and on the floor?

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