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I met with a perinatologist recently who said that a woman with diabetes must deliver between 38-1/2 and 39-1/2 weeks. I asked the doctor’s reasoning and was told that the placenta of a woman with diabetes ages prematurely, necessitating early delivery for the safety of the baby. Is this accurate information? Is the placenta’s premature aging (if that actually does happen) moderated by tight glucose control?

January 8, 2003
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Since my husband has been on steroids, he has lost a lot of his ability to feel low blood sugars. I have read information saying that cortisol infusions can cause hypoglycemia awareness, but I have also read information that saying that they do not. Can steroids cause you to lose your ability to feel low blood sugars? Do you know which is true?

January 8, 2003
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I coach a competitive soccer team and I have a player that has just been diagnosed with diabetes. As a coach it would be helpful to know what signs to look for, what treatment to use, what do we need in our first aid kit if the parents aren’t there, and are there any special needs that this player may have that I should be aware of.

January 7, 2003
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My sister who is 28 weeks pregnant with her first child, was diagnosed with gestational diabetes yesterday, and the dietitian she met with told her that she could have 230 grams of carb per day which seems awfully high to me. (I have been on the Atkins diet for quite awhile, and that’s over four times my daily intake). I just want to make sure she is getting good advice.

January 7, 2003
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I just got an e-mail by someone who downloaded the SweetSheet and is very happy with it. This person is asking me if it can also demonstrate blood sugar values in mmol/L. Can someone who downloaded SweetSheet get readings in the metric system (mmol/L)?

January 7, 2003
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I have had type 1 diabetes for 20 years and had no problems until I became pregnant. Now I am having severe problems with boils, mostly on my backside and inside of my legs. They are very painful, I have seven or eight, and it’s hard to sit. How dangerous is this? What can be done to help?

January 7, 2003
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My stepdaughter developed type 1 diabetes about 16 months ago, and my wife and I are trying to help her cope with her disease which has been a struggle from day one. Our latest drama we have found out that she has been giving us false readings from her glucose meter. Any suggestions?

January 7, 2003
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My friend’s four year old daughter is curious about my diabetes. She keeps asking if I am still taking the medicine? Do you have any advice on getting her to understand it a bit?

January 7, 2003
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My understanding of diabetes tells me that if my son is not eating, his blood sugar levels should be low rather than high, but my wife assures me that his endocrinologist has indicated that if he is unwell his levels will be slightly higher. How is this so?

January 7, 2003
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Every winter since diagnosis, I have had an episode of elevated blood sugars which I have difficulty getting down. Since I am a thin female, am I developing type 1 diabetes? How long does it take to lose control — for the beta cells to fail? Every time one of these episodes occur, I wonder. Can they fail within a period of a few days/weeks?

January 7, 2003
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