Does anyone know about juvenile diabetes?

[lcwhitney]

My mother is diabetic, My niece LisaWanted my mother to check her blood sugar 2 nights ago when she was spending the night with us. She was 189. That is high for an adult. since then we have been checking her blood sugar 4-5 times a day she has consistently been between130 and 200. I am really worried about her but, I can't get my brother and sister-in-law to take her to the doctor! I don't want confirmation of diabetes in her to be a diabetic coma !!!please anyone who can help let me know what to do. I am to the point of wanting to call child welfare to make those2 idiots pay attention.

Lettitia

 

[Peggyanne]

Diabetes

Diabetes

My son was diagnosed with Type l diabetes at age 27. We had no family history of it and were shocked. We had no idea what was wrong with him except that he was dropping weight, had excessive thirst and was complaining of blurry eyes. We now know that those are all of the signs of type l. I would get her to a specialist right away. Those blood counts are way too high.

 

[terryj]

My granddaughters best friend found out she had juvenile diabetes at age 12. We were all worried she was anorexic because she became very thin with shoulder blades showing in just a few weeks. her mom took her to the doctor and they ran tests. She was in the hospital nearly a week getting her sugar to a safe level and her parents and her had to go to diabetes classes. She now monitors her sugar and gives herself the insulin shots.

 

[Eva]

Lettitia,

I hate to mention that is said that diabetes skips one generation and hits the second. Also, there is always the first to be in a family. Not necessarily that Lisa is diabetic. Do not be alarmed now...good to be cautious...there are many factors that affect/raise sugar level.

1. When was Lisa's blood checked? Was it checked in the morning before breakfast? or
Was it checked after a meal? and when? (after a meal blood can be checked only two hours since the start of the meal or after).

2. Does she drink lots of juices on regular basis? eats sweets? then her body may not be metabolizing sugar well and she needs to be take simple action...once she abstains or stops or drinks less juices and eats less sweets she will help her pancreas to work better. Then recheck her after a couple of weeks...hopefully, she will be fine. This happened to me a couple of years when I drank juices instead of wate, ate lots of sweets, and once I stopped...my blood was fine again.

3. Does she exercise?

 

[Superbob]

A "fasting" blood sugar is an important reading. Check it in the morning after waking up and before breakfast. The magic number is 126 --- anything above that is considered possibly prediabetes.

As others have said, it makes a big difference when you take the reading. Right after a meal, 180 would not necessarily be high. My doctor suggests I take it before breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and before bedtime. Also, two hours after a meal may be a helpful reading.

Hope all goes well.