Do you think it's diabetes?!
Question: I am 10 years old. I'm a girl. I am 90 pounds. Anyway, in January (early), two hours after eating chocolate pudding, my random finger prick thingie was 124. I do have a fruity (strawberry-banana) taste in my mouth, weakness, and i've been getting alot of fevers. I HATE going to the doctor, and i'm deathly afraid of needles. I have perfect vision, and the only foot infection was when I picked my toenail and got an infection, which was like 4 years ago, and got cured quickly. I'm afraid of amputation. What should I do? My mom is 100% posotive I don't have it. I pee every 4-6 hours. On my mom's side, 4 or 5 people have/had diabetes (type 2) and on my dad's side, 2-3 (type 2). My cousin's friend, when she was diagnosed, had 600. What could MY symptoms be, besides diabetes? I'm not underweight, i'm a stong (muscular armed) 10 year old, who is 90 pounds. I am also 4'10. Remember, 10 points for best answer. Thanks
Answers: I am 10 years old. I'm a girl. I am 90 pounds. Anyway, in January (early), two hours after eating chocolate pudding, my random finger prick thingie was 124. I do have a fruity (strawberry-banana) taste in my mouth, weakness, and i've been getting alot of fevers. I HATE going to the doctor, and i'm deathly afraid of needles. I have perfect vision, and the only foot infection was when I picked my toenail and got an infection, which was like 4 years ago, and got cured quickly. I'm afraid of amputation. What should I do? My mom is 100% posotive I don't have it. I pee every 4-6 hours. On my mom's side, 4 or 5 people have/had diabetes (type 2) and on my dad's side, 2-3 (type 2). My cousin's friend, when she was diagnosed, had 600. What could MY symptoms be, besides diabetes? I'm not underweight, i'm a stong (muscular armed) 10 year old, who is 90 pounds. I am also 4'10. Remember, 10 points for best answer. Thanks
type 1 diabetes is classified by increased thirst, increased hunger, and increased urination. Hunny you would be peeing at least 2-3 liters a day. the approximately 2-3 quarts. 124 is a very normal blood sugar, nothing wrong with that at all. type 2 diabetes, which i think you are much to thin to have, has basically the same 3 symptoms as type 1. type 1 you lose weight even though you are increasing the amount of food you are eating. i don't think there is anything wrong with you. eat healthy and exercise and you probably will never have to worry about diabetes.
i would definitely check with a doctor about that. youll be glad you did
no honey u dont......maybe ur sick or u got the flue......
if u r diabetic then u have all these
* Frequent urination
* Excessive thirst
* Extreme hunger
* Unusual weight loss
* Increased fatigue
* Irritability
* Blurry vision
do ya??? if u r still worried go t a doctor...
You're probably fine, but get a 5 hour glucose tolerance test.
Sweetie I know that your concerned but it does not sound like you have diabetes. My five year old had type 1 and lets say that I gave him a chocolate pudding and didnt give him his insulin his blood sugar would jump up to at least 300. When he was diagnosed with diabetes his blood sugar was 650. Your blood sugar at 124 is very normal.
Now type 2 diabetes normaly happens when a person is overweight. If you are still concerned Talk to the doctor about it and see if they would check it for you. Take care
124 two hours after eating pudding sounds OK but check a few more times. Test on your upper arm, it doesn't hurt.