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When I went to my pharmacy to have the prescriptions filled, the pharmacist said that although I do have health insurance and prescription plan coverage, it only covered the Glucotrol. He then told me that I had to pay in full for the supplies. Is there a law that requires the pharmacist to fill the prescription for test strips and lancets, without requiring me to pay out of pocket?

January 26, 2003
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My seven year old daughter, who has had diabetes for a bit more than seven years, has a fraternal twin sister, and I am constantly worried about her getting diabetes as well. Do you know what the odds are?

January 26, 2003
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My daughter has type 1 diabetes, we tested my son for antibodies, and his results came back worse than my daughter’s.The endocrinologist has said he is likely to develop type 1 diabetes in the next two to five years, but there is no real proof. Why did my child who has not developed diabetes have worse antibody results than my child who did?

January 26, 2003
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I’ve had reactive and fasting hypoglycemia for six years, and last weekend, I tried using an Extend Bar overnight. My blood sugar hardly went above 80 mg/dl [4.4 mmol/L] the whole time, but I threw up twice. Could it be something in the bar? What number should it generally be good for me to keep my blood sugar over at all times?

January 26, 2003
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Our five year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes last week, and my wife and I were wondering if there is something that could be done now which could help in the future.

January 26, 2003
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My daughter has had diabetes for a bit more than seven years, I have been hearing that even young children can show signs/symptoms of serious complications which I was very surprised to hear. Is this true?

January 26, 2003
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I have type 2 diabetes, and I am planning pregnancy. I sometimes let my sugars go into the high 100s mg/dl [5.6 mmol/L] to 200mg/dl [11.1 mmol/L] because I can’t function with low sugars. What are the common problems of the newborns born to mothers with diabetes who are not able to have achieve excellent control?

January 26, 2003
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My eighth grade daughter is scheduled to go on a graduation field trip for three nights, and the school requires a note saying that she can self administer all necessary medications. While she can take care of her diabetes needs without a problem, the school requires the doctor to write that if she needs glucagon — call 911.

January 26, 2003
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Our pediatric endocrinologist only wants his patients to use one model of blood glucose monitor, but we would like to switch to a different monitor. Actually, he insists that we do not switch. He claims it is the most accurate monitor available for home use and that speed and blood sample size are not reasons to switch to another monitor.

January 26, 2003
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We quiz the patients about which diabetes medication they take and know all the brand names for metformin but other than Glucovance we are having trouble finding which medications contain it. Could you provide a list of medications that contain metformin?

January 26, 2003
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