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Nimxra

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Hello.

Just a quick question, is 5.8 a normal BG level for a 15 year old girl? Wasnt fasting bg level. Was tested after a few hours after her having green tea.

Someone let me know.
 
Normal reading is anywhere between 4 and 8 so yes, 5.8 is good.
 
Yes, 5.8 is absolutely normal 🙂

If you’re worried about her possibly having diabetes, to give you an idea of scale, I have Type 1 diabetes and my blood sugar was approaching 30 when I was diagnosed.

It’s also important to add that blood sugar in someone without diabetes goes up and down through the day, so, for example, it might go 5.8, 6.2, 4.7. That would be perfectly normal.
 
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I see from your previous thread that she’s already had an HbA1C done and that was normal too 🙂

If diabetes has been ruled out - which it seems to have been, both by the normal HbA1C and your own blood tests, and you feel there’s still some issue, then perhaps you could speak to her GP about your worries and get some reassurance, and tests for other conditions if they feel that’s appropriate.
 
Thank you all^

Just did alot of walking and jogging with her and tested it and it was 5.8 which was abit weird to me because I would expect it to be either lower or a different number?
 
Why? If she is not diabetic, which she isn’t by the looks of it, her body will be very good at adjusting things to keep her blood sugars as level as possible. The meters are not deadly accurate anyway.

Can I just ask, I read your previous thread and I see why you were worried about her initially, but now that diabetes has been ruled out, why do you keep testing her? It's unlikely to show anything different. If she starts weeing lots, or drinking gallons, or is very tired or starts losing weight again, then go back to the doctor. Otherwise stop worrying!
 
5.8 isn’t weird at all. It’s a normal blood sugar. As said above, in people without diabetes the blood sugar is kept within a range - not too low, not too high. Everything works well to do this. So exercising wouldn’t make your daughter’s blood sugar ‘low’ nor food make it ‘high’.

Nothing suggests your daughter has diabetes. As I said, if she’s still not herself, you need to seek medical advice - not about diabetes but about any other possible issues she might have.

I know you have diabetes in the family but that doesn’t mean your daughter’s destined to get it. I’ve got Type 1 but my parents haven’t, nor my grandparents, nor my siblings. I have children and they don’t have diabetes.

Please be reassured your daughter’s blood sugar of 5.8 is normal. X
 
Sally71 said:
Why? If she is not diabetic, which she isn’t by the looks of it, her body will be very good at adjusting things to keep her blood sugars as level as possible. The meters are not deadly accurate anyway.

Can I just ask, I read your previous thread and I see why you were worried about her initially, but now that diabetes has been ruled out, why do you keep testing her? It's unlikely to show anything different. If she starts weeing lots, or drinking gallons, or is very tired or starts losing weight again, then go back to the doctor. Otherwise stop worrying!
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Sorry I didnt quite understand your message
 
Inka said:
5.8 isn’t weird at all. It’s a normal blood sugar. As said above, in people without diabetes the blood sugar is kept within a range - not too low, not too high. Everything works well to do this. So exercising wouldn’t make your daughter’s blood sugar ‘low’ nor food make it ‘high’.

Nothing suggests your daughter has diabetes. As I said, if she’s still not herself, you need to seek medical advice - not about diabetes but about any other possible issues she might have.

I know you have diabetes in the family but that doesn’t mean your daughter’s destined to get it. I’ve got Type 1 but my parents haven’t, nor my grandparents, nor my siblings. I have children and they don’t have diabetes.

Please be reassured your daughter’s blood sugar of 5.8 is normal. X
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Thank you x
 
The numbers you are getting both from the Dr and from your home testing, do not indicate she has diabetes. So - why are you still testing her blood glucose?
 
Nimxra said:
Can u elaborate.
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Ummm.... I’m sorry, I don’t know how to say it more clearly, I've basically said the same as everyone else. These numbers are all perfectly normal and are unlikely to change much because your daughter doesn’t have diabetes. Therefore you don’t need to keep testing her. If you don’t agree with that, or if she becomes ill, then speak to your GP.
 
All the results for your daughter are perfectly normal @Nimxra

As is her HbA1c (the average of blood glucose over the last 3-4 months).

There is no need to continue monitoring her blood glucose - it is only likely to increase your (and her) anxiety.

If she begins to develop the 4Ts of diabetes (toilet, tired, thirsty, thinner) then go to see your GP. But in the meantime you can relax - her blood glucose looks perfectly normal 🙂
 
Sally71 said:
Ummm.... I’m sorry, I don’t know how to say it more clearly, I've basically said the same as everyone else. These numbers are all perfectly normal and are unlikely to change much because your daughter doesn’t have diabetes. Therefore you don’t need to keep testing her. If you don’t agree with that, or if she becomes ill, then speak to your GP.
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Okay thanks xx
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
All the results for your daughter are perfectly normal @Nimxra

As is her HbA1c (the average of blood glucose over the last 3-4 months).

There is no need to continue monitoring her blood glucose - it is only likely to increase your (and her) anxiety.

If she begins to develop the 4Ts of diabetes (toilet, tired, thirsty, thinner) then go to see your GP. But in the meantime you can relax - her blood glucose looks perfectly normal 🙂
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Got it thank you!
 
trophywench said:
The numbers you are getting both from the Dr and from your home testing, do not indicate she has diabetes. So - why are you still testing her blood glucose?
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These are just the numbers I've got from hone testing. What are you on about? Numbers from the dr the only thing I got from her dr was that her hb1ac test came out normal.
 
Nimxra said:
These are just the numbers I've got from hone testing. What are you on about? Numbers from the dr the only thing I got from her dr was that her hb1ac test came out normal.
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I think it’s that the home BG checks are ‘normal’, and that the HbA1c check from the Dr also came out as ‘normal’
 
A normal range of HbA1c is anything under 42, hence if that test was described by as GP as 'normal' - it means non diabetic. So that ifs why we are all so baffled as to why you keep testing her.

Why on earth are you so worried about her?
 
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