could my 3-year old type 1??

[Rabitty]

Hi,

I am a bit worried about my 3 year old.

She peed on the floor today (v unusual, she has been toilet trained for 8 months) just 15 or so minutes after going to the toiled to urinate normally.

About 2 hours prior to the "accident" she ate a chocolate icecream and a small amount of chocolate. After the "accident", i did a test which was about 7.5 (135 using my continental glocometer).

It is friday evening and our doctor and my own diabetic specialist are closed (I am type 1). Should I take her to casualty? Is it normal for kids to have high readings sometimes??

thanks very much for your help

 

[diabetesmum]

Hi,
I don't think you can tell from just one isolated test. Do a few more if you are worried, even in the night if need be, and you will have a much better idea. Also test her wee for ketones, bearing in mind that small children can have small amounts of 'starvation ketones' quite readily, especially in the morning when they haven't eaten all night. For what it's worth, my 2 year old had a BG of 24.7 the night she was diagnosed!
Sue

 

[Rach79]

Hi there, well the weeing could have just been one of those little accidents and nothing more. The BG level to me seems normal as a non-diabetic can have BG's from 4mmol to 8mmol. Below is a link showing this:-

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advic ... dsugar.htm

I know when I have tested both my boyfriend and my best friend after drinking alcohol and eating pizza and their BG levels have been around 6 or 7mmol too but they aren't diabetic. My best friend's BG was 7.4mmol after a major drinking session but she went to GP and he said nothing wrong with her. Chances are your 3 year old is ok but if you are really concerned then best talk it through with your local GP.

 

[kaz]

Hi
My daughter was 2 when she was diagnosed and she was 31mmol but she had no keytones and wasnt unwell. I had taken her to the doctor that day because she had a rash on her bum that wouldnt go away and i had watched a programme the day before about rashes linked to diabetes. I also took a wee sample just by chance and the next thing we were in hospital!!
I would check your daughter again overnight but it may be a chill or uti or just one of those things!!

 

[C.J.]

Hi. My son is 2 years and was 1yr 10 months when diagnosed. I was suspicious that he had diabetes because over a short period of time he was peeing a lot and his nappies were sodden atleast 8 times a day and over night I couldnt find a nappy that would keep him dry all night. He was also drinking cup after cup of water. I called the doctor and explained my concernes but was told it wasnt likely he had diabetes as he was to young, but he agreed to do a urine sample. So off I went to the doctors with a sample and later that afternoon was in hospital with my son who had a blood glucose reading to high for the meter to register it. I would imagine that just on one slightly raised reading your daughter isnt likely to be diabetic. Between 4 and 8 is acceptable levels of blood glucose. If she is consistantly high then it would be best to get her checked out. I hope she stays healthy
CJ

 

[Trinkwasser]

Type 1 in children generally comes on very fast.

However most of the Reactive Hypoglycemics I know and a small but significant number of Type 2s recall symptoms going back to childhood: any family history of Type 2 or metabolic syndrome (often the diabetes would have gone undiagnosed until people died of cardiovascular disease)?

Definitely something to keep an eye on, perhaps a test an hour after a high carb meal and maybe another two hours later to see if the BG has dropped below normal would be worth doing if symptoms persist.

OTOH it may be a temporary thing, maybe an infection.

VERY long shot

http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/diabetesgenes/index.htm

sometimes MODY may be misdiagnosed as either Type 1 or Type 2