Fair enough, you're quite right but the OP did say she was "worried about what to give him to eat" I didn't pick up the Doc's instuction up (slaps wristWith all due respect @AM1874 . The OP clearly states that the medical professionals have asked her not to change her sons diet.
Following your advice could mask and significantly alter results and future diagnosis of any problems.
Until a diagnosis is made we on the forum are in no position to start giving dietary advice, especially to an 11 yr old.
@Shaz1208 . Those levels are high, re contact your doctor and tell them what you have told us here.
Good luck.
@Shaz1208, I agree with @catapillar and @Jaylee above. Get the boy back to the clinic as the bg measures you have show already consistent (too) high and prolonged bg levels after food intake. I am actually flabbergasted that the specialists in diabetes themselves have not exposed him to a direct glucose tolerance test right away. Binge sodapop drinking and sweets eating will get normal persons to go above 'normal' blood glucose (bg) levels during some short spikes of time. And you also have some rare conditions that may give you increased bg levels or sugar in the urine. But from your testimonies above, I would unfortunately point towards diabetes as the most possible root cause. Don't know if there was any special background for his first urine test done identifying the sugar, if he had been vomiting, feeling nausea or similar? Do you have his weight trends over the past 6-12 months?
The clinical metrics typically used to diagnose Type1 in children are:
1. The random blood sugar tests, which I think you are doing now. A blood sample is taken at a random time. Regardless of when your son last ate, a bg level of 11 millimoles per liter (mmol/L) or higher suggests diabetes.
2. The glycated hemoglobin test (HgAc1) will indicate your son's average blood sugar level over the past 3 months. An HgA1c level of 6.5% or higher on two separate tests indicates diabetes.
3. Start fasting from 8pm the evening before, and then measure the fasting blood sugar level at 6am before rising. A fasting blood sugar level of 7.0 mmol/L or higher indicates type 1 diabetes.
In any case, take him to a diabetes clinic as no reason to remain in this uncertain condition for longer.
We don't hope to see you here again on this forum. But if you do get the Dx of Type1 confirmed, then we are surely here to welcome you back with the huge network of diabetics ready to support where we can, both you as parents but also for your son to find and socialize with fellow diabetic kids his own age.
Best wishes and take good care!
Oh no dude.Well I’m updating you from ward 40 LGI. Adam was admitted this afternoon as the final blood results came back and confirmed T1. Although diagnosed very early and not being particularly poorly they want him to stay in until the end of the week.
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