Posted in Types on 18. Jul, 2010
Question by Jennifer: What could cause this weird spot on my vision?
Since last September (not this year, I mean last year) I noticed a strange dark spot in the middle of my field of vision of my right eye. It’s not pitch black, but it is a little shadowy. Kind of just like a little [...]
Posted in Definition on 17. Jul, 2010
Question by S: What else besides diabetes would cause glucose to show up in urinalysis?
My doc used urinalysis to diagnose a urinary tract infection and she mentioned that glucose was also present. I will go back for blood tests. I do have a family history of diabetes. So I borrowed my father’s glucose meter and [...]
Posted in Definition on 23. Jun, 2010
Question by guts_spunk_moxie: Can diabetes cause you hair to fall out?
I have diabetes (newly diagnosed, but apparently I have had it fo a while and didn’t know it according to my doctor) and my hair keeps falling out near the crown and in the back, causing thin spots.
Someone told me that this can be a [...]
Posted in Definition on 20. Apr, 2010
I’ve been eating a lot of sugar lately. Diabetes doesn’t run in my family but I’ve heard too much sugar can cause it. Is this true?
Posted in Definition on 14. Apr, 2010
clammy skin
sweating
acting out
They go away after he has a snack or meal. The doctors have tested several times for diabetes but all the tests have come up negative.
