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Dizziness, Faint, Disoriented What Is Wrong with My 12 Year Old?
Sep 14, 2009 ... You can rule out blood suger issues easily with A1C test or get a ... I had a test for my sugar and have to have it checked regularly,but ...
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- I had hypoglycemia with my pregnancies and I'd say that it sounds like what your daughter has going on. I'd just give her a snack mid morning (orange juice and a piece...
- sounds like blood sugar dipping to me too - I am a certified herbal consultant and know of some good herbs to help balance blood sugar - let me know if you are interes...
- M., I don't know if this has anything to do with your daughter's issue but my nephew started experiencing dizzy spells where he would almost faint, especially when he...
Fertility Issues for Women with Polycystic Ovaries Syndrome (POS)
There is a blood test called an A1C test which is a more thorough check of blood sugar than the usual short term fast test. Also if she ends up seeming to ...
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- I have POS and I have two great, healthy kids. I went to a fertility doctor at Yale who was great. the best thing to do is stay slim and in shape if you can. There are...
- Hi G., PCOS can be overcome ... I know this because I have it along with a beautiful 7 month old girl! I was in infertility treatment for a year and a half, but I ...
- I have PCOS with only one ovary functioning. I tried for 7 years and refused to use fertility drugs. As a last resort at age 33, my dr. ordered a sonohistogram (so lon...
My 6 Year Old Daughter Is Always Hungry!!
Ask him to run a lab test A1C. It is a blood sugar average test. If she is having low blood sugars or high blood sugars it will show up. ...
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- There is a neurological desease that your stomach doesn't tell your brain when it is full. I would ask your doctor about this, especially if she eats all the time and...
- Have the doctor check her for diabetes AND have them check her thyroid. It may be overactive? Ask to be referred to an endocronologist? if you are not satisfied with...
- I too was concerned with my son who was 5 at the time of his well visit.He goes in spurts and now as he is growing I was reasurred by the ped, and the parents as teach...
Can Blood Pressure Medications Cause Fainting/collapse
Have her take it to the doc with her on her next checkup to test it against theirs and make sure it's accurate. Also, ask for a Hemoglobin A1C and a Fasting ...
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- I was on a medication that also worked for Blood Pressure. I did notice it made me more apt for 'dizzy spells' (if I rose too quickly.) However, there could be mor...
- Yes it can, and I believe it says so in the patient leaflet. I was on it for migraines, but my blood pressure is perfect and it lowered mine too much, so I quit takin...
- I know you got a lot of answers and I didn't read them all, but I just read something that said the fainting and exhaustion is caused by the diuretic she probably take...
4 Year Old Has Cold and Cough Breath Smells Weird
It's a simple test to see. Hemoglobin A1C is what it's called. I honestly hope it isn't this because the little thing will be in for a life of diets and ...
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- I don't know why this could be, but I know my aunt always said that she knew when her kids were about to get sick because the got a "metallic" smell to their breath. M...
- Hi, My daughter also has a cold and cough and I noticed her breath smells too. She also had her adnoids removed this year and I noticed her breath always smelled the...
- Does your 4 year old pee a lot and does it also smell sweet? Sorry to say this but he could be diabetic. The cough and cold could be totally unrelated. I am diabetic ...
Prenatal Glucose Testing
Asked by J.G. from Dallas
on August 13, 2009
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I just took the glucose test to check for gestational diabetes. My appt was around 2pm, and I wasn't told that I needed to do any fasting, only that I couldn't eat or...
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- They are no longer having you fast, just having you avoid sugary startchy foods before the test and try to eat higher proteins.
- They don't tell you to fast but mine came back high because I drank a caffine free root beer 30 minutes before I went in. And yes mine was high. I went back for the ...
- Every Dr. Does thier testing different. I work for 2 OBGYN'S and one of them has you fast the other does not. So it really is up to them how they administer the test....
Gestational Diabetes and Diabetes
Asked by M.O. from Chicago
on September 6, 2008
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When I was pregnant, I had gestational diabetes dependent on insulin. After I had my son- the nurses tested my blood sugar once and it was 100. That really isn't that ...
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- There are thousands of people who do not know they are diabetic. I am glad you are seeing the doctor. When I had gestational diabetes I refused the insolin. I change...
- Dear Michelle, Hi! I had GD too. I have read stories about people who had diabetes prior to pregnancy and didn't know it, but that wasn't my case. I would guess ...
- It's very possible that you always had it and never knew. If you weren't tested for it, how would you? Diabetics can have a 100 depending on what they've eaten. I'm...
Does Anyone Have Diabetes?
Asked by A.W. from Chicago
on June 10, 2008
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I need some help here Mamas. I was just diagnosed with Diabetes yesterday (while in the hospital for chest pains- not the best weekend). They really didn't give me any...
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- Here's a crash course to diabetes: Diabetes is a metabolic disorder where the pancreas does not secrete insulin properly. In a nutshell, when you eat food it gets ...
- A.- My heart goes out to you! I was diagnosed with Diabetes when I was just 25. I was devastated and I went through all of the stages of grief, especially since I...
- Wow, sounds like a terrible hospital to leave you with no knowledge of what to do. You need to make an appointment with your primary care provider ASAP to get educate...
Sugar Levels
Asked by H.T. from Detroit
on July 28, 2009
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Hi Moms!
I am a little confused lately because 1 dr. at the office I go to says my sugar levels are great, and the other one wants me to come in because she is conc...
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- H.---Trust your instincts. If you know you are eating an optimal diet to help prevent gestational diabetes, than you should be ok. Just keep watching your sugar leve...
- Hello H. I have had sugar problems my entire life, but my daughter almost killed me when I was pregnant with her. I have now been diagnosed as insulin resistant. ...
- Some doctors do just have to cover themselves. However, if you are worried, and since you have had issues with gestational diabetes in the past (which might be cont...
My 6 Year Old Daughter Is Always Hungry!!
Ask him to run a lab test A1C. It is a blood sugar average test. If she is having low blood sugars or high blood sugars it will show up. ...
Answers
- There is a neurological desease that your stomach doesn't tell your brain when it is full. I would ask your doctor about this, especially if she eats all the time and...
- Have the doctor check her for diabetes AND have them check her thyroid. It may be overactive? Ask to be referred to an endocronologist? if you are not satisfied with...
- I too was concerned with my son who was 5 at the time of his well visit.He goes in spurts and now as he is growing I was reasurred by the ped, and the parents as teach...
