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Message: <blockquote data-quote="azure" data-source="post: 1281330" data-attributes="member: 39639">Hi [USER=345051]@Purple-bobble[/USER] I second the suggestion to get a blood glucose meter and do some testing at home. It'll cost you money, but hopefully it will give you a better picture as to what's happening. You could test first thing when you daughter wakes up, then two hours after breakfast, then befire lunch and again two hours after, etc. This would hopefully show whether she had a problem with her blood sugar control. If she doesn't, then at least you'd get some reassurance, and if she does then you have information to pass on to the doctor.You've said her fasting blood sugar was 17 but you put a question mark after that - are you unsure if that was the right number, or were you just asking about that result? 17 is high for a fasting blood sugar. Was any comment made about that? As for the hypothyroidism, I don't know a lot about that so I can only tell you my own experience: my daughter was on meds for an unrelated condition, and put on a fair amount of weight, especially around her waist. I watched her food for months and she wasn't over-eating, but the weight didn't shift. Eventually I managed to get her thyroid checked, and was told all was ok, but I then saw her consultant who pushed for further thyroid tests, which showed an issue. She was never put on thyroid meds as the problem was assumed to be due to her other medication. During that time, I reduced the amount of carbs she ate a lot for a period of a few weeks to try to get the weight to move. She did indeed lose weight and it was like her body had been kickstarted again. I stress this is just my experience and you should akways check before putting your daughter on any kind of diet. I just thought that that might be something to consider - the total amount of carbs per day.I really feel for your daughter. It must be upsetting and frustrating for her to be trying so hard and eating sensibly, but not be losing the weight.It sounds like you're doing everything you can to help her. My only other advice is to keep pushing if you don't feel you're getting the help you need.</blockquote>

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