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Diabetes injections and nickel allergy

Seansmom

My 13yo son Sean was diagnosed with Type 1 nine months ago. We have known for years that he has a severe nickel allergy, and reacts to e...

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Loved one diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes - what to expect?

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Recently someone i know and love was just diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I just want to know what will happen to her life expectancy if ...

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Breakfast menu for kids?

dla95

My son(12)Type 1, likes to eat cereal for breakfast. But each time his B/S is very high afterwards (300-400). We have tried several types...

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Anyone understand urine dips?

Apondering

Hi I will try and keep this as brief as possible. My son (3) had a bug/virus in July. He had a high temp 49.8 and was sick once. Sinc...

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In the news: Routine blood tests can predict Diabetes

Sara_MHModerator

Researchers in Germany (however patients were from all over the world in their research) have found that routine blood tests can predict ...

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what happens if the sugar level goes zero (0) ?

dipenk50

what happens if the sugar level goes as low as 10 or zero ? Today morning just half an hour before my wife woke up and found that her ...

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