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Dr. David Roos answered
42 years experience Pediatrics
Frequent urination: The most common symptoms of juvenile, type 1, Insulin dependent diabetes are 1. Frequent urination: the individual may need to urinate more than once ... Read More
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Dr. Stanley Schwartz answered
52 years experience Endocrinology
Thirst, hunger...: Frequent urination, undue fatigue
if concerned at all, see md to catch / treat early
and can check sugars at home with home glucose monitors, b ... Read More
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DKA: Because children with type 1 dm are so prone to diabetic ketoacidosis, symptoms such as excessive thirst and urination (including overnight/bed wettin ... Read More
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Eat less/exercise: The more one eats, the more Insulin is needed to control blood sugar. Exercise helps increase sensitivity to Insulin so that less is needed to maintai ... Read More
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Dr. Stanley Schwartz answered
52 years experience Endocrinology
Key principle...: Is assuming you have good control on current regimen and diet,
you must decrease Insulin doses proportionately to decrease in calorie intake
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Dr. Thomas Namey answered
48 years experience Rheumatology
Neither.: It is very modestly hereditary, but not nearly so as type 2! it is not sex linked.
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Multifactorial: Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease where the body produces antibodies which attack the pancreatic insulin-producing cells. There are genetic fa ... Read More
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Frequent testing: Blood glucose monitoring is so important in this age group as blood sugars can really fluctuate due to the toddler's diet and activity levels. For my ... Read More
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Dr. Stanley Schwartz answered
52 years experience Endocrinology
Highly unlikely: Could have latent autoimmune diabetes in adult but it is uncommon
we worry about other more common issues at age 39- simplly not drinking enough flui ... Read More
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Dr. Robert Kwok answered
33 years experience Pediatrics
No: No, a person is not considered terminally ill when diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. The definition of terminally ill says that a person has an illne ... Read More
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Dr. Susan Wingo answered
33 years experience Endocrinology
Insulin: Juvenile diabetes is now called type 1 diabetes, an important distinction as more and more teens and tweens are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes n ... Read More
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At least at bedtime: Mostly, we just ask parents to test blood sugars before bedtime. However, nocturnal hypoglycemia is both common and potentially dangerous. If there a ... Read More
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