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Advice on my 5 year old please

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rachelrachel17

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First off i had a dad with type 1 diabetes so have always been on the look out with my kids, my youngest who is 5 has always been an incredibly thirsty boy, i mentioned this to a dr when he was 2/3 who dismissed my concerns, he has got worse over the last couple of weeks and also is constantly hungry now. This morning i took him to the Dr's again and this time he listened and did a urine dip and said he had very high urine sugars and then di a finger stick which was 7.4. Can i just say he ate breakfast at 7.40 and the test was done at 9.He referred us straight away for testing at the hospital. There at 11 they repeated and said the urine sugar was low and blood sugar 4.8. They took blood to send off and he ate at 1, at 2.30 they did a finger prick and his blood sugar was 9.2. They sent us home awaiting the test results they sent off but said he looked ok and asked me to book for a fasting glucose with the GP. I am really worried by the 9.2. Am i going over the top of does he seem to be at risk of diabetes?
 
I'm not the most knowledgable about all of this as I'm just newly diagnosed but I would say you know your child better than anyone else. Keep asking the doctors until you are sure either way. You have that right and its the doctor and nurse's job to help you along the way. This might not be very relevant but as a nursery nurse I have always been taught to respect the parents wishes, ideas and concerns regardless of personal opinion. I would like to think and I am sure that healthcare professionals believe this too. I hope everything works out ok :-)


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My reading was 9.3 just now. It happens sometimes, but I'm not overly concerned, as I had a decent meal earloier to tide me over to get me through the night so I don't go too low overnight. That said, there are all manner of reasons for highish readings. I'd be more concerned if your sons' readings were low. You did the right thing in checking him out. My grandads were both type 1, my dad is type 2 and I'm type 1. It can be hereditory and skip a generation, like balding and other things. Just make sure he doesn't miss any meals and that he has a decent meal if he's been particularly active, ie: sporting activities, running about and wait to see what the blood analysis shows. I hope he is not diabetic, but the caution you've shown is most wise. The sooner you find out one way or the other, the better! When his readings were high did he appear to be particularly subdued to his normal self or lethargic or clumsy. If so, this could well be a symptom of being diabetic. I assume he eats healthily and even so, the smae effect can occur. You've done the right thing and well done for acting as you have. I wish you and your boy in particular the very best of luck. I have my fingers crossed, because it can change his life forever and being so young it will be hard for him to take on board. Best wishes!

Mart :)
 
As an addendum, blood sugar levels should be at normal rate around two hours after eating, so the extra half hour or so may have made a difference as it would have been dropping. More so if he was doing normsal activities rather than sat on his bum bored in a waiting room, especially if he had something active like a PE lesson and break-times he missed where he'd likely be tearing around the playground, I'd expect to see his blood glucose levels at around the 5 to 6 mark. I walk on my lunchbreaks around the myriad of canals in Brum and it doesn't half make a difference, to the point I take a few units less insulin if I know I'll be off galivanting :) I hope this to be the case in this instance.

Again, sincere best wishes to you, your son and your family, as it can be quite a steep learning curve with lots to take on board. I've been diagnosed 3.5 years and am still learning new things. I only learned how to do caeb-counting just 11 days ago, by asking my diabetes specialist. I should have been told this when first diagnosed. As a resuly my control ever since has been excellent and within range. I can predict my readings to within a point or so on my meter.

Mart
 
Thanks he is an incredibly clumsy boy and almost hyperactive he can never be still. Reading more he has some more symptoms such as itching and easily sweating I really hope he isn't bit I'm thinking more and more he is.

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Hi. There's a hint from the readings that your Son may have early signs of poor sugar control. Hopefully the further tests will help clarify things. Late onset T1 can come on quite quickly so keep an eye on things as you obviously are. It may be worth getting some Ketone sticks to check if you are worried that the sugars are rising too high, but hopefully the test results and on-going monitoring will help. The 9.2 is a bit higher than it should be, but it's not until the readings go into the 20s/30s that things become urgent due to ketones.
 
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