Daughte not doing so good again

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Daughte not doing so good again
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Wed, 10-20-2004 - 3:31pm
I had posted some time about the doctors thinking my daughter had Diabetic as well, She had high amounts of sugar in her urine as well as wetting the bed at night. After doing another 24hr urine collection test they said everything was o.k.
Well is been several months and still she is having problems, she has been passing out on and off the last year, she has been having so many test done the poor thing. She has had heart test, everything was o.k. Thank god and other smaller test’s also she was under the care of a neurologists as she gets headaches as well. Well so far everything has come back o.k. With all that. They did tell me to check her sugar levels as they thought maybe she was having low sugar and that why she was passing out, I’m hypoglycemia and my husband has Diabetic. I don’t want to stick her on and off and make her finders hurt so I told her if you don’t fill so good let me know and we ill test you. Well the last couple times she had sold me she did not fill so good she was in the high 190’s but last night was the highest. Almost 4 hours after she has got out of school I noticed she was really dinking the water like crazy “she loves water” so I tested her she was at 242 I was so shocked to see that. I even made her wash her hands before so there was nothing sweet on her fingers and before that she had only eat a tiny box of the bit size raisin at school and that was 4 hours before. She will be seeing an endo doctor at children’s hospital but they can’t see her until early July. What things should I be looking for?
So far I have noticed
She drink a lot wakes up at night because she is thirst
Get’s hyper
Headaches
Had a Hugh weight loss over the last year “the doctor is sending her to a nutrisonist
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Wed, 10-20-2004 - 4:45pm
well i am concerned because those symptoms of drinking to much water and frequent urination is a sign of having diabetes. I had those symptoms .I went to the doctor and was sent to a lab to check for glucose in my blood and in fasting. I had 230 points. I was given the results and
I am a diabetic for two years now. the fact that the daughthet is sent to a nutritionist is good. The mother should ask for this glucose test and tell her doctor her husband is a diabetic and she has hypogylcemia. I wish her child isn't diabetic and they find the true cause to her ill child.
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Thu, 10-21-2004 - 3:56am

Your daughter is in need of having a fasting blood sugar done by a doctor to see what they come up with such as high or low. If that happens to be on the high side than they may require

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Thu, 10-21-2004 - 12:34pm
i just left a message with the doctor i hope they can fax the lab over the paperwork so i can just take her there without having to do the doctors visit.We now have a new doctor also and he seem's really good, he himself has diabetic so i hope he will understand more.
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Thu, 10-21-2004 - 12:34pm

Julie,


They can't see your daughter until July? Did I read that correctly?


Unfortunately your blood sugars tests indicate that your daughter should be diagnosed as diabetic. The rule is a random blood sugar 190 or above. So I would call the endocrinologist and get her seen immediately. This waiting in my humble opinion is unreasonable.


Please get back to me a let me know what happens.


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Thu, 10-21-2004 - 2:26pm
I agree 100% maryfrances the waiting is silly, i called my doctor and he wants to see her at 1:30
***back from doctors**** He tested her sugar and what do you know 112 so he said she's o.k i dont think you have anything to worry about he still is going to have her see the Endo doc.He is going to try to get her in sooner.


Edited 10/21/2004 5:06 pm ET ET by julieh2003
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Thu, 10-21-2004 - 5:24pm
I am so glad to hear that you have a new doctor who is also diabetic since they will know how serious it is to put off things especially with your daughter who seems to have several symptoms of it. I so hope you hear from the doctor very soon and that you can get her lab work done right away since I know how frustrating and scary it is to be a mom to not have any control over the care of your daughter. Please do keep us posted, because I for one will be thinking of you both. Take care and just know your doing all you can for her. My thoughts and best wishes are with you both.

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Thu, 10-21-2004 - 5:52pm
back from doctors**** He tested her sugar and what do you know 112 so he said she's o.k i dont think you have anything to worry about he still is going to have her see the Endo doc.He is going to try to get her in sooner.
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Fri, 10-22-2004 - 1:10am
I am so thrilled to hear that and do hope that you both figure out what is going on with her. Who knows maybe she is hypoglycemic since it can cause blood sugar to spike up when somebody goes low and the liver kicks out glucose to help he body with its need for sugar. Do let me know what happens when she sees the Endo, because I sure will be thinking of you both. Take care and do enjoy your weekend!

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Mon, 10-25-2004 - 11:37am
Well thats what the doctor thought maybe she was Hypo like me, but instead we are getting high readings.......

Last night she was at 256 but this morning i took it as soon as she got up and she was 128 which i was very happy to see, that gives me hope that she will be o.k

I dont like to stick her on and off i only do it when i notice her drinking a lot or she tells me she dont fill good, but this morning i did it just to see and im glade i did that was good to see.