toddler was 130

[Btaylor9266]

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Btaylor9266
Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 8

My three year old was 130!

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I just tested my son who is three.He ate about an hour ago and his blood sugar reading was 130.Is this something i should be worried about?

[telizas]

Only an hour? No. Sounds perfectly normal. He's still digesting that meal.

What made you want to test him in the first place?

[Btaylor9266]

well my husband has a history of diabetes and high blood pressure in his family.I have it on my side as well so i just decided that i would test him to see what it would read.Guess i worry to much.

[Dan Gato]

BT,
Don't be too much concerned. You are a good parent.

But if you think that he may be diabetic, tell your doctor about it on your next visit.
May be test him again 2 hrs after a meal, & maybe an A1C test.

[butterflykisses]

And remember that home glucose meter are not accurate enough for diagnosing.

[Granny Shanny]

If he's showing no other symptoms, you can prob'ly relax & wait to test him until the 2-hour interval. If it worries you, speak with his pediatrician & get the proper tests. My little grand-niece was diagnosed before her first birthday, and she was a very sick baby for a few weeks getting her stabilized. She's now a healthy 10-year-old who's already on her second insulin pump.

[Moonglo]

Besides, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it normal for kids, especially younger ones, to run higher bg levels than adults? They need more energy to keep growing, right? Like I said, I could be wrong, but I'd be tempted to ask the doctor what normal bg levels are for a toddler.

[telizas]

Also, "A history of diabetes and high blood pressure" sounds like type 2, which, unless you're allowing your kid to eat anything and everything and the child is seriously, seriously overweight, a 3 year old is not going to develop T2.