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I assume drinking diet soda is better than drinking regular soda, but recently I was told that diet soda is loaded with sugar. I read the labels and the bottles that I purchase at the grocery store all state 0 grams of sugar. Is he mistaken?

January 7, 2003
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I’m 15 years old, and I’m just wondering if someone with type 1 diabetes can get their tongue pierced. My mom said I could have it, just as long as it doesn’t bother my diabetes.

January 4, 2003
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Our 16 1/2 year old Caucasian daughter is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs 115 pounds, and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes almost four years ago when she had all the typical symptoms and a blood sugar of 404 mg/dl [24.4 mmol/L]. However, her doctor is doubting that she has diabetes. Could my daughter have type 1B diabetes?

January 4, 2003
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My 12 year old daughter has had type 1 diabetes since she was 18 months old, and we have a hard time managing her sugar. We test four to six times a day, and it’s never right. Do you think I should talk to her doctor about a pump?

January 4, 2003
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What are your thoughts on whether to give or not to give my two year old insulin when his blood glucose levels are very low, which I usually don’t? I wait until It comes up, but, sometimes this is not easy and it can take me an hour (sometimes two) to get it up into an acceptable range. Can that really mess him up?

January 4, 2003
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I have a diet product with sucralose as one of the main ingredients, have had nothing today except two drinks, and my blood sugar is very high. Is using the sucralose the same as using sugar? Will it cause blood sugar levels to rise?

January 4, 2003
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My son takes 36 units of NPH with 4 units of Regular and 6 units of Humalog in the morning, he eats 3 carbs i for breakfast (which is fairly consistent), and two hours after his meal, his sugar can be anywhere from 150 – 350 mg/dl [mmol/L]. We have increased his morning Humalog from 3 to the current 6 units, but the variability still continues. Our apprehension now is that he could be rebounding. Can a rebound happen within one to two hours of a full meal?

January 4, 2003
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I’m over 50, slightly overweight, I have diabetes in the family, and I exercise frequently. I guess I just don’t understand how to interpret my own testing results. Should I get some kind of other test to make sure I have diabetes? Does someone without diabetes ever have readings over 126 mg/dl [7 mmol/L]?

January 2, 2003
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I have read that the incidence of diabetes correlates with diet exercise, and body weight, and that people with a genetic predisposition to diabetes should avoid fatty foods, red meat, and foods high in refined sugar. Are there any scientifically established causal factors of diabetes? Do these foods themselves cause diabetes?

December 31, 2002
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I have type 2 diabetes, have been taking pills for three months, and my blood sugar is well under control. However, I am having bouts of light-headedness several times a week, usually in the evening. My doctor did not seem to think it was a big deal, but it has me wondering if there isn’t something else wrong with me. Any help?

December 31, 2002
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