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I have aggressive proliferative retinopathy with refractory macular edema first identified about seven months ago, and my vision is variable on a day to day basis. The next step may be stem cells and, as time is of the essence, I am wondering about any stem cell studies for proliferative retinopathy with macular edema.

November 18, 2002
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My 15 year old daughter has had type 1 diabetes for four years, and, two nights ago, my mother found her on the floor, unconscious and foaming at the mouth. She has always awakened when her blood sugars dropped below 4.0 mmol/L [72 mg/dl].

November 18, 2002
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My friend who has type 2 diabetes started on insulin about five months ago. She gained a lot of water weightin the first two days, then was given diuretics, subsequently gained a lot of real weight, and Her A1c is still not very good despite the increased and increasing levels of insulin she is getting. How much insulin can a person take?

November 18, 2002
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My son has been using a glucose meter for the last which five years with minimal adult supervision, only to have our insurance company change its designation to different meter requiring a parent to supervise to ensure he has sufficient blood. Can you help us contact the insurance company and argue on behalf?

November 18, 2002
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I cannot say it you had diabetes prior to conception, but with a normal fasting blood sugar I think that this is unlikely. However, you are at risk of developing diabetes later in life although this does not happen to everyone with gestational diabetes. You can minimize this risk with weight control, appropriate diet and exercise.

November 18, 2002
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I’m having a hard time with my daughter at lunch. She won’t eat what is on the lunch tray, so I give her money to buy something different, but she ends buying junk foods, and most of the time she won’t eat at all. The suggested taking her to the office to my daughter says if they do that, she just won’t eat. Do you have any suggestions for me or the school as to what to do?

November 18, 2002
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Is there a waterproof, compact insulin pump that measures your sugar levels while giving you the insulin you need?

November 18, 2002
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I read recently about research that was conducted which indicated a higher incidence of type 1 diabetes in homes using well water. We live in the country and have well water at home, and there are two other children (who likely have well water also) in my daughter’s elementary school with type 1 diabetes. Is three out of a population of 450 students unusual?

November 18, 2002
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During all three pregnancies, I dropped sugar and watched my diet, but I am still 50 pounds overweight, fatigued all the time, and have been diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy. I really feel that something must be wrong, but most everyone chalks it up to the fact that I’m a working mother of three. Is it possible that I have a mild form of diabetes?

November 17, 2002
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Can people in the UK get insulin pumps? You hear loads about people in the US having them but I’ve never been offered one here.

November 17, 2002
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