On a previous post Fluffy has said she’s fifteen.
@Fluffy12 - I can't tell frorm your profile how old you are and whether you are at school as a pupil or a member of staff.
The reason I ask is because children (much younger people)'s onset of diabetes teds to be sudden, rather than creep on over a period of time. A slow onset is more associated with us mature folks.
It would be helpful to know.
As things are differnt on different days, It might be worth keeping a diary for a few weeks detailing what you were doing, what had to eat, what symptoms, if any, you notiiced and when in the day. That could help you and the doctor to get a handle on whats happeningI called the gp today for some clarification and she said that it is a bit high but is not a cause for concern. She told me to keep an eye on my symptoms but as I said one day I am not thirsty and pee less whilst other days I cannot survive without a bottle of water next to me. what can I do???
I sometimes use Isabel symptom checker which was set up to spot (especially rarer) illnesses that a GP may miss. Just remember some of this stuff will only be seen in 1 in 10,000 patients
https://symptomchecker.isabelhealthcare.com/suggest_diagnoses_advanced/landing_page
@Fluffy12 - I can't tell frorm your profile how old you are and whether you are at school as a pupil or a member of staff.
The reason I ask is because children (much younger people)'s onset of diabetes teds to be sudden, rather than creep on over a period of time. A slow onset is more associated with us mature folks.
It would be helpful to know.
ThanksAs things are differnt on different days, It might be worth keeping a diary for a few weeks detailing what you were doing, what had to eat, what symptoms, if any, you notiiced and when in the day. That could help you and the doctor to get a handle on whats happening
It's interesting that you feel better at weekends. When I was 8 and a Type 1, I was put on a carbohydrate controlled diet. This meant I could eat cereals, bread, rice, pasta, milk, potatoes, fruit or anything with carbs, but in limited amounts. Breakfast for example would be 45grams. Without knowing how much of each thing you're eating it's hard to tell what might be going on. If you look at labels they should tell you how much carbohydrate per serving or per 100gms. It would be interesting to see how much exactly you are taking in. A pint of milk is around 30gms, depending on how much fat there is. Fruit juice is loaded and is absorbed very quickly. Diabetes does tend to make us become food analysers!I live in the UK and I eat a lot of sandwiches during the weekdays when I have school and generally drink more then but in the weekends I eat barely anything for example:
Typical weekday:
Breakfast: cereal or porridge with a glass of milk
Lunch: tuna sandwich with a bottle of Orange juice
Dinnerasta Bolognese
I snack during the weekdays as well I'm at school and eat:crisps,sweets
*And bottles of water in between
Typical weekend:
Breakfast:2 brioche with a bottle of water
Lunch: rice or pasta with chicken and salad
Dinner:None
I normally feel better during the weekend and sometimes during the week days
Is eating nothing the answer???
With T1 diabetes most of us would have had an hba1c much higher at diagnosis.
Some children are at risk of T2 diabetes and it maybe that it could be worthwhile talking to GP and asking whether they think you could be nearing any confirmed diagnosis of diabetes.
I dont know your height, weight or amount of activity, but this may also be talked about with GP if possible.
Your levels are raised and consideration should be given to both T1 and T2 for a child. As said T1's are offen found with much higher hba1c at diagnosis, but you may have been alert enough to have an early diagnosis if a GP agreed... or indeed nowadays children can also be considered for T2 diagnosis?
Are you going to GP with an adult? (If so, )what is the adults views on your GP?
I don't think I am at risk of developing type 2 as I am very skinny 48kg and I am 5ft and well my mum thinks that it is my diet that is causing this and that I should eat less but I don't know
Don't think it is a good idea for her to look on a symptom checker site they only make people think they have all sorts of diseasesI sometimes use Isabel symptom checker which was set up to spot (especially rarer) illnesses that a GP may miss. Just remember some of this stuff will only be seen in 1 in 10,000 patients
https://symptomchecker.isabelhealthcare.com/suggest_diagnoses_advanced/landing_page
My mum has suggested to eat brown bread and eat less fruit!!Your diet has quite alot of bread type of carby foods... but I am not a teenager...
but I wpuld certainly be listening to my mum if she suggested change? What has mum been suggesting as alternatives?
Have you lost weight? This can be sign of T1 although your levels are not the typical T1 on diagnosis....
I do wonder if you have been alert enough to catch signs early...
My mum has suggested to eat brown bread and eat less fruit!!
I have lost 3kg but it has been over 4 weeks even though I am eating and drinking more than usual
I am not a teenager...
but I wpuld certainly be listening to my mum if she suggested change?
my mum thinks that fruit will help lower my blood sugars but i disagree. It is healthy thoughBread, is bread I'm afraid... but if you didnt have rising hba1c then your pancreas would be dealing with the carbs in them... and your blood levels and hba1c would be in the normal bracket.
What would your mum rather you eat than so much fruit?
Have you any access to a blood meter at all to find out what is happening affer you have ate or first thing in morning?
The sugar in fruit is still sugar thoughmy mum thinks that fruit will help lower my blood sugars but i disagree. It is healthy though
i don't have access to a blood sugar meter even though i wish i did
Well my mum believes in Korean Fan Death and homeopathic placebo pills. Merely giving birth does not confer on one a medical degree.
I know but are there other alternatives that I can suggest??The sugar in fruit is still sugar though
That could be a lot of things it is not right to tell a 15 year old she has diabetes when she has not been diagnosed We are not qualified to give a diagnosis only a doctor can do thatI agree with the others your HbA1c shows your diabetic. You have symptoms of high blood glucose.
Please see a different dr and don't be fobbed off.
Hope you feel better very soon
She is 15 so minor and she has not been diagnosed with diabetes so it is wrong to say that she has got it. I don't think her parents would be very pleased with unqualified people telling her she has diabetes when she has been told by doctors that she has not got itIt is definitely diabetic, not prediabetic. Strange that your GP told you that you are not diabetic. I wonder where he was trained.
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