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Age 14 b/s 10.8

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My youngest, age 14, not a diagnosed diabetic, tested 9.1 when he came back from school yesterday - said he'd just had some lucozade and sweets - and 10.8 just now, on the back of a half glass of orange juice. I've been type 1 for 25 years and should have all the answers, but can anybody give me some thoughts/advice? Many thanks
 
That looks somewhat high, I'd keep an eye on it & book an apt with the dr (just in case).

Is body should be naturally regulating his BG levels to prevent spikes this high. What are his fasting, pre & post meal results?
 
Thanks - I don't know the answer to that. He just asked if he could test sugar yesterday, for the experience! I noticed it was a bit high so said we'd do the the test again at the same time today and he's nearly two points up.
 
It is a bit high for a non-diabetic - are you sure his fingers were clean, with no sugary residue from the sweets? Both the sweets and the juice would hit his levels pretty fast - how long after he'd had them was he tested? I'd be tempted to see what his waking levels are, before he had eaten in the morning - worth being alert given your family history. Does he have any symptoms, apart from the levels?
 
He's down to 4.8 now. Spoke to 111 and they said a spike like 10.8 is ok as long as blood sugar returns to 'normal' within two hours of eating/in this case orange juice. No symptoms, but I still think it's a bit of a big peak bearing in mind the last meal proper was 12:30pm. Will test again 2 hrs after evening meal and see where we're at. Many thanks for your advice.
 
Nic Howden said:
My youngest, age 14, not a diagnosed diabetic, tested 9.1 when he came back from school yesterday - said he'd just had some lucozade and sweets - and 10.8 just now, on the back of a half glass of orange juice. I've been type 1 for 25 years and should have all the answers, but can anybody give me some thoughts/advice? Many thanks
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Anybody would go high if you gave them lots of c---. Sorry but if you ate lots of the wrong stuff you wont be well. If you ran a marathon you would not have lots of energy.
 
Both the things he consumed are Hypo remedies - ie they make your BG shoot up PDQ.

Test him before bed - unless he also eats shedloads of 'what Hobie said' LOL between dinner and bed - in which case don't let him do it one night, and then see. Or pounce on him first thing in a morning before he's ready to face the day and object! - and then see.
 
Probably best time for a test is before eating anything in the morning - a fasting test - after ensuring hands are clean. If that's normal, then don't test him again unless he has symptoms such as excessive peeing, weight loss, excessive tiredness etc.
 
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