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Specialties: Juvenile Diabetes, Type I Diabetes

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Keytones without high glucose
Feb 25, 2008 in the Diabetes - Juvenile Type I Community
I am not aphyscain but the mom of a ttype one diabetic. we had theat problem with our duaghter. we had it fir 2 almost a week,thedocotr said to send her to school if she was upt o it. about a week later theboody started tochange.. mydaughter is the same age.the best way to put it "welcome to puberty". It now happnes every few months and we have c...
Anal Itch for 25+ Years
Feb 18, 2008 in the Diabetes - Juvenile Type I Community
I am not a physician, but the mom of a type one diabetic. I have not heard of any correlation between type one and your problem. I would suggest that your contact the jdrf.org on line diabetes support team they might have some one on there team that would be better to help you.
tummy aches and diabetes
Feb 18, 2008 in the Diabetes - Juvenile Type I Community
I am not a physician, but the mom of a type one diabetic who was diagnosed at 5 1/2. We had the same thing with our daughter we tried a couple of things that helped first thing we did is we stopped using "sugar free” items. That contain Manitol, sorbitol. Anything in that category. sorbitol an d manitol are the main ingredients in ex lax and are us...
diabetes pump suplies for a deltec cozmo
Jan 16, 2007 in the Diabetes - Juvenile Type I Community
I would suggest you try to get insurance even if it is thru Medicaid. When you do get insurance you will most likely have a pre existing clause which means that they will not pay for at least 1 year even when you get insurance.
MiniMed 722 Insulin Pump Remote Control
Jan 07, 2007 in the Diabetes - Juvenile Type I Community
we have use the remote for the 508 when our daughter was on it. the only place to get the remote that works with the pumps is thru minimed. they are defenitly worth the investment.
Stomach Ache in my Child with Diabetes, your help please...
Jan 04, 2007 in the Diabetes - Juvenile Type I Community
i would also wathc what he is eating if he is eating alot of ": sugar free " foods that have manitol , or sorbitol tha can effect the stomach and give severe cramps as they are the active ingredent in laxatives, but used to make sugar free foods sweet. we had this problem wuith our daughter. we eliminated the " sugar free foods and gave her...
Medtronic minimed 522/ BG Link
Dec 05, 2006 in the Diabetes - Juvenile Type I Community
I would suggest that you call the minimed helpline and let them know what happened there could be something wrong with the pump or the meter. They will be able to advise you. If there is a problem they will send you a new one overnight, if you do not fell comfortable using the system they will guide you with what to do. They are there 24/7.
high blood level after eating doctor visit
Nov 30, 2006 in the Diabetes - Juvenile Type I Community
I am glad you took him to the doctor. You did not state what your son's blood sugar was prior to him eating the foods that you stated. Or if was after eating how long after. The important numbers are what his blood sugars are prior to him eating any food. After he eats the blood check should be 2-3 hours after eating for accurate numbers, then it should ...
What effects can marijuana have when smoked by a diabetic with type 1
Apr 20, 2006 in the Diabetes - Juvenile Type I Community
I am also a volunteer. I know the thought sounds good, of checking while high, but that ususally does not happen because when you are high you forget. I hope that you and your girlfriend repect each other enought to stay away form pot and find better ways like hiking, biking or finding an actiity that you can do together to get the true high on life.
Blood suger severly drops with adrenaline rush
Apr 16, 2006 in the Diabetes - Juvenile Type I Community
I am not a physician, but the mom of a type one and the daughter of a type2. I will tell you upon that it a common fact that stress can affect blood sugars. Each person it effects differently. I know that my daughter The stress and adrenaline that goes with it lowers her blood sugars. Every time she performs or does some thing that causes an adrenaline ...