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Further concerns re my toddler

I am sorry to have to write this but I am thinking "Munchausen syndrome" You seem to be feeding your child rubbish then when she has a higher BL than you would like you are on here saying that she is a diabetic. If you are so worried about your child why feed her this ****? There is no reason that she cannot eat normal healthy food but you seem to be feeding her rubbish. Munchausen is a mental illness where the parent will make a child ill by their actions to crave medical attention. It does not make sense for you to say that you are so worried then feed her all the wrong foods. I think that you should see a doctor about you and not about your daughter. Pricking her finger is just not right when the doctor has given her the ok. "STOP IT"
 
And generally she eats all the right foods. Her sibling was having pizza etc, it was a bit of a rushed night for one reason and another so she ended up with the same.
I don't purposefully feed either of them junk...
 
ExtremelyW0rried said:
I will agree to anxiety but I really do not want attention through my daughter being ill. I want her to be happy and healthy and well.
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You need help. Go and talk to your .doctor, seriously. Constantly pricking your daughters little fingers when you should not be doing so is a form of abuse
 
Hi guys,

We can't diagnose any psychological illnesses...

@ExtremelyW0rried ,

I will give you this advice. Regarding your diabetes. Please find peace with it. Use proffessional help if you need to.
The weight your carrying now will only get heavier further down the road if you don't...

Kind regards.

Jaylee.
 
ExtremelyW0rried said:
Because

it shouldn't matter though should it - how much she eats. She should be able to if she wants to.
Look at the carbs in a lot of foods and it's not hard to rack up 50, 60, 70g.
The ogtt isn't a true life scenario - who eats 75g of pure glucose - but you still 'fail' it if over 7.8mmol at two hours. That's how it works.
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No one, diabetic or not, can eat a disproportionate and unlimited amount of carbs and not get spikes. There is a limit to how much our pancreas can cope with at any one time.

and 75g of pure glucose when testing an adult is not the same as the amount used when testing a small child, although, as you were using real food, I am not sure why an ogtt test comes into this anyway.

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ExtremelyW0rried said:
And generally she eats all the right foods. Her sibling was having pizza etc, it was a bit of a rushed night for one reason and another so she ended up with the same.
I don't purposefully feed either of them junk...
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Just one last comment from me. Why do you think pizza is a healthy choice for anyone? It is junk food.
 
I just double checked and yes, the amount of glucose in an ogtt is proportional to the weight of the child. I dont know how much your child weighs, but a 30kg child would have the equivalent of half that dose.
 
No pizza isn't healthy obviously but it's maybe once a fortnight. I don't think it's a big issue in the grand scheme of things. Usually perhaps she might have one slice. Maybe only half a slice.

I haven't been checking her. The reason I did was because she happened - as in decided she was suddenly hungry - to eat a lot more than usual and then started asking for drinks. I figured if a problem is going to show it will be then which is why I checked her then as opposed to any other time.
 
ExtremelyW0rried said:
No pizza isn't healthy obviously but it's maybe once a fortnight. I don't think it's a big issue in the grand scheme of things. Usually perhaps she might have one slice. Maybe only half a slice.

I haven't been checking her. The reason I did was because she happened - as in decided she was suddenly hungry - to eat a lot more than usual and then started asking for drinks. I figured if a problem is going to show it will be then which is why I checked her then as opposed to any other time.
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she ate carb rich food, which will be salty too, and then got thirsty. Quite normal.
 
it really sounds like the op has had a bad time adapting to her condition. its clearly always on her mind. that in itself is not healthy. i posted on another thread the grief process i think you may be stuck in the process.

you have not just done the odd test. youve been testing over a number of weeks. plus the doctors test. it would have taken just one test to prove she was not at risk at the moment. its ok for your kid to have pizza every now and again but give her a salad or something healthy with it. it takes less time to make than to cook pizza. at her age its down to you to make her food choices. try and be sensible.

hows your diet.
 
ExtremelyW0rried said:
No pizza isn't healthy obviously but it's maybe once a fortnight. I don't think it's a big issue in the grand scheme of things. Usually perhaps she might have one slice. Maybe only half a slice.

I haven't been checking her. The reason I did was because she happened - as in decided she was suddenly hungry - to eat a lot more than usual and then started asking for drinks. I figured if a problem is going to show it will be then which is why I checked her then as opposed to any other time.
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But the result showed that despite the huge amount of stacked carbs over 4 hours her body handled the carbs very well. As you are aware, if she had not handled the carbs so well the reading would have been much higher.
 
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