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After five or six years of steady control, I have had three bad hypos during the night in the last month. Can you give me any explanation? My diabetes advisor simply changed my slow working insulin to Lantus but could not give me any reason for the hypos.

December 26, 2002
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At a regular checkup, my two and a half year old son was found to have an abnormally high ketone level, but normal glucose. He is otherwise normal, extremely verbal and bright. He is energetic and loves to run. Is this likely to be type 1 diabetes and if not, what? Is the high ketone level life threatening?

December 26, 2002
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My daughter lives with her mother so I am unable to know at times if everything is being done as it should be, and she is having bouts of ketoacidosis every two to three weeks which usually require a one to two day hospital stay. I checked yesterday, and she has been admitted to the hospital fourteen times during 2002. I keep asking what else can we do?

December 26, 2002
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If someone who has diabetes doesn’t have good control of it, can diabetes cause little bumps around the vagina and anus?

December 25, 2002
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I read a booklet that says persons without diabetes have blood sugars less than 160 mg/dl [8.9 mmol/L] one hour after meals and less than 120 mg/dl [6.7 mmol/L] at two hours. I’ve been following this guide for two weeks already, and right now I’m quitting on my twice daily injections. Is it right to quit injecting my insulin and try to maintain blood glucose in this range?

December 24, 2002
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We have seen our family doctor, two neurologists and an ophthalmologist, but nobody seems to be able to answer my questions.

December 24, 2002
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I am 10 years old. How many carbohydrates can I have each day? I have four big servings and two snacks.

December 24, 2002
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Even though my three year old son is showing none of the classic signs of diabetes (except sometimes he is a little more thirsty than others), he has 3+ glucose in his urine, but blood glucose monitoring levels are normal. What else could be the cause of glycosuria in such a young child if not diabetes? Can diabetes be present but not picked up yet?

December 24, 2002
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I suffer from major depression, neuropathy, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, and I am obese. I have high before meals blood sugars on a meter, and I am aware that these are not safe readings. With all this information, could you tell me when glucose levels would indicate a need for insulin? Would pills be preferable?

December 24, 2002
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I am a woman who has had type 1 diabetes for 30 years, and I have probably been dealing with severe depression for at least 10 years, although I am not taking any medication for it. Is there anything that can be done about my absolute lack of libido?

December 23, 2002
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