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I am on the child/parent support group committee, for Diabetes UK, and I am finding it harder and harder to make children, and their parents, aware that we are here for them. There has to be a way that I can find these newly diagnosed children without breaking the data protection.

December 16, 2002
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I would like to know if there are any resources for ready-made foods for people with diabetes. I know there are products available, but I was wondering if there was any company that prepared cooked foods such as soups, casseroles, etc.

December 16, 2002
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I still have very large swollen areas on my legs, even though I have had so shots there since age 12. All of my doctors say that nothing can be done about the swollen areas or the fact that I now also have swollen areas on my arms and buttocks. I believe that I am allergic to the human insulin also. What do you suggest?

December 16, 2002
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When will Lantus be available in pens?

December 13, 2002
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My 15 year old son, who has had type 1 diabetes, for about three years, has been complaining of right quadrant pain of stomachaches almost on a daily basis, and they think he has a fatty liver or scarring. How common is a fatty liver is common in people with diabetes? Can it lead to anything serious? What else associated with liver could be caused by type 1 diabetes in a child?

December 13, 2002
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I have asked the doctor to prescribe IntraMax for my father. Do the minerals interfere with the drugs (Insulin, Precose and Actos) or do they enhance their activity?

December 13, 2002
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My father, who lives in India, has swelling and small boils where he is injecting. He has tried switching places but it seems that the reaction is very painful and the swelling is bad. Is this normal? If it is not, I am wondering whether the formulation is causing this? Can I buy the insulin in the USA for him?

December 13, 2002
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My seven year old white son (54 pounds) has had three periods of frequent urination, thirst, and elevated blood sugars which always drop down to normal, but has not been diagnosed with diabetes yet. Any explanation be given for these fluctuations? What tests should be carried out to determine whether he really is in need of insulin?

December 13, 2002
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I have been following progress of adults having cell transplants, and there have been so good successes. Is there a study going on as to how successful this procedure would be in children? How can I find out more information on this?

December 13, 2002
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A covering doctor wrote a bunch of untrue statements about my daughter and myself. He said he had talked to us on numerous occasions, and we regarded it as a less conscious act. All of these things are so far from the truth; He never mentioned anything to us. I have spoken to her other doctors about this, and they know that it so far from the truth. Who do you recommend for me to talk to?

December 13, 2002
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