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Diabetes - Adult Type II (Expert Forum)
blood suger
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Anita Ramsetty, MD - GeneralEndocrinology, Diabetes Type 1, Diabetes Type 2, Thyroid Disorders, AdrenalInsufficiency, CF-Related Diabetes
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blood suger
by van131, Mar 25, 2008 08:25PM
i have a three year old daughter and i took her blood suger today cause she has been really thirsty latley and has been eating a lot more i know she is growing and also she is going to the bathroom alot i was wondering what is a normal reading for kids hers was 140 i wanted toknow if that was good or okay for her age
Doctor's Answer
by Anita Ramsetty, MD, Mar 28, 2008 01:47PM
, Mar 28, 2008 01:47PM
Hi,
For everyone without diabetes, regardless of what you drank or ate, your blood sugars should stay within a normal limit. The idea that sugary foods and drinks will raise your blood sugars above normal(in people without diabetes or other glucose abnormalities) is false, so it should not matter what your daughter ate or drank before you tested.The only thing to know is: was it fasting or sometime after eating or drinking something.
The value that you got would not be considered diabetic IF after eating or drinking. If it was fasting, then there should be some follow up testing done. Given your daughter's recent symptoms of thirst, I think you should schedule an appointment with her doctor to have a thorough exam and possibly some lab tests done soon.In the meantime make sure she keeps up on her fluids(water is generally best)
Take care.
For everyone without diabetes, regardless of what you drank or ate, your blood sugars should stay within a normal limit. The idea that sugary foods and drinks will raise your blood sugars above normal(in people without diabetes or other glucose abnormalities) is false, so it should not matter what your daughter ate or drank before you tested.The only thing to know is: was it fasting or sometime after eating or drinking something.
The value that you got would not be considered diabetic IF after eating or drinking. If it was fasting, then there should be some follow up testing done. Given your daughter's recent symptoms of thirst, I think you should schedule an appointment with her doctor to have a thorough exam and possibly some lab tests done soon.In the meantime make sure she keeps up on her fluids(water is generally best)
Take care.
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Children's BG levels are the same as adults. The ADA and ACE differ on what those should be, however.
Hope all works out well..