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Doctor insights on: Can Type 1 Diabetes Cause Headaches And Migraines

No: Diabetes does not cause migraines but hypoglycemia-low glucose, can cause a headache!

Yes: Low blood sugar can serve as a trigger for headache specially the migrane type headache.

Go to ER: You don't say what your bg is. These symptoms in a diabetic need urgent evaluation.

See MD: These symptoms are concerning and merit an urgent evaluation in the er or by your pcp.

Poorly controlled: Diabetes can give you all those symptoms. Have to be aggressive with management. Diet, exercise, lose weight, stay away from carbs. Also be sure your thyroid levels are normal. Discuss this with your doctor or endocrinologist. Very, very important to take care of this asap before complications arise!

Bladder infection?: The most common cause of urinating very often is bladder irritation from urinary tract infection, in which case you will have a burning sensation also. A urine test will reveal the chance of both bladder infection and diabetes.

No, Possibly Reverse: As embodied souls, mind, emotions & brain control body, millions of signals/sec, with corresponding feedback. Thus, though complex, the opposite is a bit more likely. While someone with type 1 might be appreciative that a hormone they are no longer able to manufacture is available to help them stay alive; they are also likely to find monitoring & adjusting frequent injections a pain; promote anger.

Not likely: The general answer is no but you'll need to be more specific about your tests of interest.

No and yes: HIV test is not affected by other disease conditions. A negative test at 6 months tells you that you didn't have the infection from that encounter. However it would not have ruled out HIV if you had been exposed to HIV infected blood or secretion subsequently.

No: No.

Diabetes: Never give up hope. Research in the the field of diabetes is active snd ongoing.

Genetic: Type 1 diabetes is a genetic disorder resulting in the patient's pancreas being unable to produce enough insulin.

Nope: No. Type one diabetes is an autoimmune disorder which is thought to be genetic in origin.

If...: Fatigue due to type 1 dm- poor control, hypo, hyper or both can do it or if have renal disease but should not assume fatigue due to diabetes; must look for other causes as well- thyoid disease, anemia etc see md.

Neurologic or Muscle: How many years have you had type one diabetes? What is your a1c? How has your control been over the years? I see you have high blood pressure and take Hydrochlorothiazide? When was your potassium last checked? Low potassium is a side effect of Hydrochlorothiazide and can cause cramping like this. Definitely see your doc and have K+ (Potassium) checked

See below: When the body experiences stress there is a natural tendency to increase the sugar levels in the blood to get ready to "fight or flight". This is a normal response. Stopping a child from getting angry or sad is virtually impossible, but the effects should be self limiting. Blood sugar levels naturally rise and fall during these occasions. Your friend can discuss further with endocrinologist.

Depends: I seldom recommend juices any more because I consider them little more than flavored sugar water. The potential health benefits are over sold, as you can get the nutrients in a calorie free pill. As a practical issue, a small amount of juice, as part of balanced nutrition, is fine for most, including diabetics. However, I have treated many chubby kids who dropped 10 lb/yr by just eliminating juices.

No: Sugar 65 after eating all those sweets is normal!

Trace ketones: In urine may be useful in determining hydration which may have involve many benign or serious causes. Would recommend blood tests to diagnose more serious concerns like Diabetes Mellitus Type 1. In the near future we will also routinely check Genetic factors to determine the likelihood of developing disease in the future, even without signs/symptoms.

Increase insulin..: Resistance (liver procuction of sugar-reduce muscle uptake ofsugar)