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Really confused. Possible diabetes!

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clairexox22

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Hi, Im so confused. My 3 year old was sent away for a full blood screen as he does not put on weight he is excesivley eating and drinking and sleeps alot, test came bk quiet quick with a problem with the glucose level which was 9.2, they then said they wanted him back for a glucose fasting blood test. so the next day when i took him back he had the test and it came back from the labs as a 3.7 (he hadnt eaten since 4:40pm until 10am the next day

The doctors rang me to tell me it was 3.7 and he was Ok with that, but he would still like to go to the hospital on tusday to see a registar? im confused on why if he said his last reading was ok?

Can someone please help me
 
His fasting blood sugar is normal but his random was a bit up. The 9.2 could simply reflect a high carb meal/snack.

It doesn't sound like he has diabetes from the numbers given so far. I suspect the GP just wants to be careful. They may do a formal glucose tolerance test at the hospital to clarify things.
 
IMO go for the GTT and the hospital visit and DON'T let them fob you off. If his glucose is swinging around a lot like that he may have Reactive Hypoglycemia which may be a precursor to Type 2 diabetes. In retrospect I spent about 50 years suffering from this and being told my symptoms didn't actually exist. A relatively low carb diet and grazing rather than having big meals should help stop the highs, and that should stop the rebound lows. Growing and using muscle also helps with glucose disposition and reducing insulin resistance.

Contrary to what some "authorities" will tell you, Type 2 can start in childhood and doesn't have to be associated with obesity. Would be worth investigating your family background not just for diabetes but cardiovascular disease, chronic high blood pressure etc.

It MAY be nothing, or something else, but if he has the genes it's worth working on NOT expressing them as soon as possible. Unfortunately the Gold Standard for control involves a lot of fingerprick tests initially until a pattern emerges.

http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/NewlyDiagnosed.htm
 
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