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How can you tell if a child is diabetic?
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Screening tests: Most will have glucose evident on a simple screening urinalysis. This can be confirmed by a blood test.Most children who become diabetic do so abruptly with rapid weight loss, ravenous thirst & hunger & eventual decreased alertness.
Answered 10/4/2016
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