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Is inhaled insulin going to be a reality anytime soon? Will it take the place of insulin injections? Will insulin ever be available in a pill form?

November 25, 2002
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My 12 year old sister always complains of severe vague abdominal pain almost every day. She claims to be compliant with insulin injections, but she always skips school and spends a lot of her time living in the hospital. She is not having any complication of diabetes yet. What is the possible cause in relation to her diabetes?

November 25, 2002
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I do not have diabetes, at least not diagnosed, and I have been having severe hypoglycemic symptoms at night. I have symptoms during the day as well but can treat them more quickly. I did not feel symptomatic at a blood sugar of of 63 mg/dl [3.5 mmol/L], yet on other days I have felt symptomatic at 77 mg/dl [4.3 mmol/L]. Any insight is greatly appreciated.

November 25, 2002
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My son has had four seizures in the past two years, all of which have occurred suddenly and without warning. At the time of these seizures, my son’s readings were within range, and all but one were preceded with high readings. We feel that these seizures are somehow caused by Ultralente, but the endocrinologist does not think they are diabetes related.

November 25, 2002
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I was reading the apple dumpling recipes, and I noticed that the recipes suggested fructose as a sugar substitute. However, my sister’s doctor told us that fructose is worse than sugar, and someone with diabetes should never use it. Was he wrong?

November 25, 2002
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For two months, my wife, who has had type 1 diabetes for 35 years, has had severe diarrhea, upset stomach, and vomiting. She is under the care of our family doctor who seems to be at a loss, and we’ve tried antibiotics, etc. Can prolonged diabetes cause this type of intestinal distress?

November 25, 2002
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I’ve had diabetes for four years, and recently I skipped almost a whole month before my last period. About a week or two after my period came, I contracted a UTI or a bladder infection. Could the bladder infection be the cause my irregular periods?

November 25, 2002
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Both my father and I are treated with metformin and are experiencing stomach cramping and foul smelling gas. This cannot be a coincidence, but I can find no reference on the web. Can you help please with this (increasingly) major problem?

November 24, 2002
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When our four and a half year old son started pumping about 6 months ago, we chose to use Novolog when we started, but his diabetes team requested that we change sites every two days even if they are fine due to potential long term tissue damage. With the new studies, is this as important? Should we not worry too much when we go three days?

November 24, 2002
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My three year old daughter has had excessive thirst, constant thrush, tiredness, and irritability for nearly two years. Recently I have managed to control a lot of the symptoms by doing put her on a sugar free diet. Is there a possibility that this could be the start of diabetes?

November 24, 2002
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