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My 17 year old daughter has had type 1 diabetes for six months, has a thyroid goiter (benign) and right now, she is overweight.

December 27, 2002
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Last week, my husband’s doctor put him on four different medications at once on top of his insulin and metformin, and, two days later, he started to develop a severe headache. Can this be a result of drug interaction or something else?

December 27, 2002
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Our six year old son has had seizure-like shaking and sweating at night. My husband was diagnosed with diabetes less than a year ago and has a machine, so we checked my son’s blood sugar in the morning once a couple of months ago after he had a bad night with those symptoms, and it was on the high side. Could this be diabetes?

December 27, 2002
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Can Actos cause problems with your body after taking it for so long? If yes, is there something else you can take for diabetes?

December 27, 2002
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My three year old child has breath that frequently smells like acetone, and someone once told me if breath smells of acetone, it’s a strong indicator that they have diabetes. I don’t know if that’s even true, but it has me worried.

December 27, 2002
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I have had diabetes since birth but was not diagnosed until I was seven years of age. I am now 35 years old, and my 14 year old son has a rare disease called IPEX. Does my type 1 diabetes play a role in my child having IPEX disease?

December 27, 2002
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Can having too many low blood sugar episodes damage internal organs?

December 26, 2002
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My 22 year old son, who has had diabetes since he was 14, is very depressed over his diabetes. Is there any place that can help him start to get his diabetes under some kind of control and help him emotionally? I’m so worried about him, but I cannot find anyone who can help, and I feel like I am losing my son.

December 26, 2002
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I have had type 1 diabetes for about eight years and have learned to live with it very very well, but lately, it has been getting cold I have had a big problem with my feet warm, and my blood sugars have been skyrocketing. Have you got any advice for me about my blood sugars or more importantly my feet?

December 26, 2002
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Besides other factors such as the tightness of the control of blood glucose, is there any information to support the concept that the duration of the honeymoon period in type 1 diabetes is generally longer in kids than in adolescents, young adults, or older adults?

December 26, 2002
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