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charlotte

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hi their
could anyone please tell me me wot a normal fasting blood sugar should be in a child of 6
im a type 1 diabetic but i don't have much knowledge of anything really.
but i am very worried about my 6 year old son he's shown some symptoms over the last few weeks such as tiredness drinking a lot and the final thing today i notices his trousers were lose so i weighed him and he's lost weight he keeps telling me he feels sick and i'm very very worried we are at the gp's first thing
if any1 knows what his blood sugars should be could they let me know please just 4 some peace of mind
thank youxxxx
 
Hi Charlotte,

Normal blood glucose levels are generally considered to be between 4 and 7.

However, you ought to be getting him to see his doctor quickly and let the GP find out what is wrong.

Trying to make a diagnosis through these forums is not really the way to do it.

Best wishes - John
 
Wallly is right, fasting glucose levels for diagnosis for children are the same as for adults. However, you can only diagnose from a laboratory reading, we all know that our monitors are not always accurate.
Go to the docs first thing in the morning, in the meantime try not to get too worried (and I know that's difficult)
 
thank you for replying
i cant help the panic at the moment
i've been diagnosed 4 a year im 23 and i dont look after my self at all im having a terrible time dealing with it
and in all honesty am terrified about having the strength to look after us both
 
Charlotte - what you should be more concerned about is not looking after yourself - looking at diet is not only good for you but will be good for you child too - he will probably hate you for a while because you deny him the junk his friends eat - but a bit of anger for a while is worth it to give him a better life later. A good diet is as healthy for a non-diabetic as for diabetics so in looking after yourself you can look after him at the same time.

Please dont think I am chiding you because I know from experience how hard it can be but after four years I am beginning to learn that it is not as hard as I first thougth and the results of a little effort really pay off

I hope your son is ok but even if he is - you still think about turning your lives around - that way you can be fit and healthy with him

good luck
 
Diabetes can be diagnosed a few ways, but the method commonly used is to perform an HbA1c test first thing in the morning having had nothing to eat and drink for at least 8 hours. As I'm sure that you may know the HbA1c test (in layman's terms) tests the amount of glucose that has 'stuck' to the haemoglobin in the red blood cells. Since the red blood cells have a life of around 10 weeks or so, this provides some limited historical data as well. This test is quite an accurate way of determining glucose levels. A person is considered to be diabetic if two tests are performed that give a reading in excess of 7. This will not be the same as a blood glucose meter would indicate even if it were completely accurate.

The blood glucose meters that we all use day to day do not give an accurate reading but only provide an indication of blood glucose levels (try doing two tests at one go and see how different they can be). They are useful for monitoring the effects of foods on blood glucose level or providing a general indication of blood glucose variations over time. You should never regard them as an absolute indication of blood glucose level. One should really add the three letters 'ish' after every reading that we record in our monitoring diaries. For example this morning my blood glucose was 5.8ish.

IanS
 
Charlotte
let this worry about your baby be a warning. He's just so little and needs his Mummy. Look after yourself to be there for him. You don't want him to have a disabled parent as he grows up. I'm a Mum and Grandma and I know that sometimes we'll do things for our young ones even if we wouldn't do them for ourselves.
IHope very much there's nothing wrong with your son.
Hana
 
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