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momto3

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4. We took her in for a blood draw yesterday.
Sun Sep 30, 2012, 05:48 AM
Sep 2012

Hopefully we will have the results early next week. Looking for and endocrinologist is a good idea. I did not think of that. I believe there is a doc close to here that actually specializes in pediatric/adolescent endocrinology.

There is a high incidence of the development of type i diabetes with this drug, and that is my greatest fear. Her psychiatrist is truly wonderful and will tell her the blunt truth my husband and I will not say. He basically said that she is a beautiful girl, but a fat belly is ugly. I thought it was a bit harsh, but since then she has been much better about what she eats and actually seems excited about the exercise. Hopefully these will help.

Thanks for the suggestions.

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