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I have heard there was a website where, if you type in a recipe, will provide the total carbohydrate per serving. My husband and I like to cook from scratch so this would be very helpful to us and my daughter who has diabetes.

November 23, 2002
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My three year old son, diagnosed with hypoglycemia, is currently being pricked 4-6 times a day for sugar and ketones. The endocrinologist. feels that he may have ketotic hypoglycemia. I always find hypoglycemia information under diabetes, but, at this point, my son does not have diabetes.

November 22, 2002
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I am 16, I have recently been told I have Mauriac syndrome, and I have changed my whole way of life, but I have gained a lot of weight. I still feel tired, and I still have an upset stomach. I was just hoping you could give me some real advice since, with all the work, I am putting into this I would like to see some results.

November 22, 2002
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My daughter, diagnosed with diabetes when she was 12 years old and on an insulin pump for two years, is an athlete who is a sophomore in college on the basketball and track team. What should she eat and drink before practice or a game as well as before bedtime to prevent her from experiencing a low because of the level of exercise involved?

November 22, 2002
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Within 10-15 minutes of my son’s night-time injection of slow-released insulin, his blood sugar can drop dramatically, and he has to take sugar tablets or sugary drinks to reverse it. This has occurred several times over the last couple of months and neither his consultant or specialist nurse can give a logical explanation.

November 22, 2002
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My 14 year old son has type 1 diabetes and is very active in sports, his blood sugar are good all summer, even with taking his pump off for five hours a day to swim at the pool., but he has a problem while wrestling. His doctor thinks he’s getting an adrenaline rush. Do you know how we can control this?

November 22, 2002
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For some months now, my son’s blood glucose levels have been consistently high, it seems that nothing we do brings them down, and he is now injecting 2 units of insulin per kg of body weight per day. I would appreciate any ideas as to what might be causing this, and any suggestions for dealing with it.

November 22, 2002
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In someone who does not have diabetes, how high does the blood sugar go after eating an extremely high carb, sugary meal?

November 22, 2002
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The doctors have diagnosed my daughter with type 1 diabetes, but she is being tested to be sure, and she will be starting insulin injections soon. Since they are not sure whether she has type 1, why can’t she start on a type 2 regimen of pills and see if the pills bring her glucose to manageable levels?

November 22, 2002
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I have been told by a doctor that my pancreas doesn’t properly produce amylase, and I believe that I have hypoglycemia, Are my hypoglycemic symptoms due in part or completely to the lack of amylase from my pancreas?

November 22, 2002
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