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loopyloo

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Hi everyone,

Just a quick question for you knowlegable folks out there - I am a type 1 diabetic and have two children, my three yr old just cut his toe and had a perfect blob of blood so I thought I check his blood glucose levels :D

I was a bit surprised to find it at 7.6 :?

I believe im correct in thinking that the bg levels for children is slightly different but im not sure what it should be. He had eaten about 2hrs previously, not much though and I was just a concerned that it was a wee bit high.

Should I be worried?
 
Hi loopyloo,

My understanding is that children's blood glucose levels are usually slightly lower than those of adults. 7.6 is a bit on the high side, but of course it will be affected by whatever, and how much, your son last ate.
I sympathise, I sometimes test my kids too and it's easy to jump to conclusions if the results are a little unexpected. It might be worth testing again before his next meal and see whether it has fallen back to a better level? My boys don't mind too much every now and again - the morbid curiosity usually overcomes the fear of the finger pricker!
Keep us posted though.

All the best,

fergus
 
Thanks fergus,

Knew I could count on you!

Will take your idea and check tonight before evening meal. Now I just need to convince him to stubb his toe on the small plastic car again!

Thanks again.

Lindsey
 
Great relief all round,

Noah came down with a very bad cold and high temperatue later on that day, he has recovered now and I have just checked his bg's before lunch and they are 4.8 :D

I therefore presume that it was down to illness that his bg was high?

Cheers

Lindsey
 
Delighted to hear that Lindsey! :D
Illness often has that effect on blood glucose but it sounds like things are back to normal now.

All the best,

fergus
 
Lindsey,

That's great news!!!

I would imagine it could well have been his cold that caused the high reading, I also was concerned a little while back about my son's higher than normal bg, but have since accepted that blood levels increase post meal times in people with/without diabetes.

I thought that I was being a fool by writing my post, looking like some over-protective paranoid father who is continuing to worry about his children developing diabetes, but nothing could be further from the truth. My attention is drawn when they become unwell or feeling run down, and only test when neccesary. Having type 1 myself, does increase the chances of diabetes in one's children, albeit a small percentage, however I believe that being vigilant and aware of the tell-tale signs of onset diabetes is sensible, and shows a caring side of love towards our children.

Anyway, pleased the little fellow is keeping well, and just goes to show cars are dangerous, regardless of the size!

Best wishes

Nigel
 
Nigel
there's nothing wrong in being protective.
Hana
 
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