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My mother suspects my son has bouts of low blood sugar because my brother had them when he was small, and the behavior pattern is similar. Could this be blood sugar problems or am I paranoid thanks to mum?

February 4, 2003
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My nine year old son seems to have terrible reactions to sugar, and seems to get hyper, then mean, then very whiny. I have had several people tell me he may have diabetes or something, but his pediatrician says it was hooey, and to take him to a doctor for behaviors. Please help.

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I pay child support for my 10 year old daughter who had some tests done (comprehensive metabolic panel, cortisone serum, growth hormone, insulin serum, T4 total, TSH, and C-peptide). but her mom will not disclose the nature of her illness to me. Can you please tell me what illness she might have been being screened for?

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The school nurse told my aunt that she had to be really careful about my cousin getting sick since she was newly diagnosed because an illness could send her to the hospital. She has two sisters and one brother and not being exposed to an illness is kind of hard if there is one going around. How accurate is that?.

February 3, 2003
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In the past, every time my husband has had a seizure, the ambulance has been called and he has gone to the hospital to be taken care of. However, he has been having more and more in the past few years, so he and I have talked about how I should give him glucagon. Is it necessary to go to the hospital after glucagon has been given?

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My six year old son was diagnosed a week ago, is on insulin twice daily, and I read about surgery being done in Japan for this problem. Is it safe? Can you give further information? Can’t the glands function again?

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My son eats constantly, but has lost 10 pounds in the last week, and he says he is thirsty all of the time, but I hesitate to ask the doctor to test my son.

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The only real benefit the pump has given me was the freedom of eating meals late, or skipping them and not having to pull out a syringe. I don’t know if that is enough to justify staying on it and arguing for an upgrade of pumps with my insurance company. Should I go off the pump?

February 3, 2003
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I’ve had type 2 diabetes for four years, and I am starting a weight lifting program. Are there any benefits to using vitamin supplements? If so what kind of supplements would benefit me?

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It would seem likely that a blood sugar would have been elevated if it had been done. Our problem, of course, is that we are getting information third-hand from you, and we don’t have access to the medical records when he was originally seen. As Dr. Brown suggests, your sister should discuss this with her son’s physician.

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