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Hi Ellen! Has your daughter had her thyroid function checked lately? Just a thought as 1 in 3 diabetics can have a malfunctioning thyroid. It's a routine blood test that should be done once a year if diabetic. You definitely should check with her endocrinologist and let them know how she's been feeling. Best of luck...
I agree with the previous posting about having her thyroid levels checked. Here is another comment, about something you both probably have already checked, but I mention it just in case you haven't. Feeling cold for no reason AND having dry mouth and eyes (which can feel sort of like being thirsty) for me are definite symptoms of low blood sugar. I have babysat small children who also complain of being cold when hypoglycemic. So you might want to check glucose often to just make sure that the good control is not causing frequent minor hypo situations. Just a simple thing to rule out. The dry mouth when I am low can feel very much like the thirst of high glucose. None of this would of course explain weight loss... the thyroid probably should be checked, no matter what.