Step 1: Read the "Ask the Diabetes Team" Question Guidelines
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If your question is urgent, you should consult your own diabetes team. We reserve the right not to answer questions from readers who appear to be using the DTeam as a private consulting group. We do not have time to help with homework assignments and research papers of any kind. If you want information about an individual situation, please include the age of the child or teenager, or if an adult, whether the person is a young adult, middleager, or senior citizen. Also, indicate the type of diabetes (Type 1, 2, MODY, etc.) and let us know about how long the diabetes has been diagnosed.
If you want to receive an answer by email, a valid email address must be included. Please double check your typing! If your email address is not correct, we will not spend time trying to find you. If you want other readers to be able to send you email about your question, let us know and we'll include your email address in the answer.
Answers given will be in general terms for the benefit of all our readers, and therefore may not specifically give medical information that will directly apply to your situation (see our Disclaimer ).
Before you submit your question, please index of previous questions to see if we've already answered your question. We have already answered many common questions, such as "What are the symptoms of Type 1 diabetes?"
Please be patient. While we are able to provide feedback to most questions within several weeks, your question might take longer to be answered if it is complex. Please do not resubmit the same question a second time.
Questions should be be submitted in English. We have a limited ability to translate French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
Please note: It is impossible to diagnose skin problems over the Internet. Please have a qualified health care professional look at the skin to ascertain what the problem might be.
The members of the Diabetes Team are volunteers who answer almost every question sooner or later. It is inappropriate for anyone to send duplicate (or near duplicate) individual letters to more than one member of the Diabetes Team and expect to obtain additional information beyond what we offer all our readers.
Step 2: Help Us Understand You Better
For whom are you asking this question?
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Myself
My child
My grandchild
My spouse or partner
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The age of the person in question is:
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Under two years old
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Between 6 and 12 years old
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The person in question has:
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Type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes
Gestational diabetes
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Diabetes, suspected
Hypoglycemia, diagnosed
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PCOS
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The person in question has had diabetes for:
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Less than six months
Less than one year
Less than two years
Less than five years
Less than 10 years
10 years or more
Doesn't apply
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The treatment plan of the person in question is:
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Takes insulin injections
Uses an insulin pump
Takes oral diabetes medications
Takes insulin and oral medications
Uses diet and exercise only
Has diabetes but doesn't take any medications
Has diabetes but doesn't have a treatment plan
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What kind of insurance coverage does the person have?
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Medical care about blood sugar problems is provided by:
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A general practice or family practice doctor
A general pediatrician
A general internal medicine physician
Another doctor plus an endocrinologist or diabetes specialist
An endocrinologist or diabetes specialist only
A nurse practitioner or physician assistant working for a general physician
A nurse practitioner or physician assistant working for an endo or diabetes specialist
Another health professional
No health professional at the present time
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You are asking this question because:
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I need a second opinion
The doctor or diabetes team didn't give me the answer I wanted
I'm not comfortable asking this of the doctor
I want to know this before I talk to the doctor
I don't have a doctor
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