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I began the insulin plus the metformin to control the postprandial readings, and I’m feeling very frustrated. I work very hard to keep my disease controlled with diet, exercise and medication, and I am willing to do whatever is necessary to maintain my health.

February 5, 2003
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I’m a 16 year old, who was as diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about five months ago, but I tested negative for islet cell antibodies, and my family doctor cannot understand my diagnosis since four months before it, my blood sugars were normal. Should I ask my doctor for the other antibody tests? What are other possible tests that would tell more about this situation?

February 4, 2003
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Why do people with diabetes heal so poorly after a injury?

February 4, 2003
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At my recent doctor’s visit, I was told I have mild hypertension and a high level of protein in my urine (based on one sample taken in the clinic), so the doctor prescribed an ACE inhibitor. Should I demand a 24-hour urine test or other tests? Does the menstrual cycle affect protein amounts?

February 4, 2003
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Last weekend I went out as usual, and when I got home I set my alarm clock to wake me up. The following morning my alarm clock did go off, I got out of bed to make some breakfast, and that’s the last I remember.

February 4, 2003
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I have never been tested for diabetes, but I do know that it runs in my family. I get very thirsty, drink a lot in a day, and go to the bathroom a lot. I feel tired a lot also and don’t have very much energy at all. I don’t have much energy at all, I get very nauseated a lot also, and I have deep and rapid breathing at times. Is this something I should bring to my doctor’s attention?

February 4, 2003
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I am 35 years old, I have had insulin treated gestational diabetes during both of my pregnancies. I have started birth control and my fasting glucose was 125 mg/dl [6.9 mmol/L]. I have been using at meter at home, and my blood sugars are high. Can the birth control patch cause diabetes?

February 4, 2003
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My son has both type 1 diabetes and celiac disease. If he had celiac disease first, could the diabetes be complication of that?

February 4, 2003
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I have type 2 diabetes, I go to the military hospital, and cannot get a pump there because they say the cost is too high so I am trying to find out how much a pump would cost. How much it is for me to buy an insulin pump? Please help me if you can, because so far no doctor was able to get my blood sugar under control.

February 4, 2003
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For a year and a half, I have been plagued with hypoglycemic episodes. I was examined at the National Institutes of Health for four days where I underwent a 48 hour fast, and my blood glucoses remained steady in the 70s mg/dl [3.9 mmol/L]. I also showed no signs of insulinoma. I’m at a loss. What should I ask my doctors to consider looking at?

February 4, 2003
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