Does anyone know what the normal bg range is for a child? My eight year old has been really thirsty for a few days now and I just assumed it was from the heat. I decided to check her bg because I am paranoid and got 178mg/dl four hours after dinner a couple of days ago. I checked her fasting in the a.m. and it was 122mg/dl. Today it was 161 at 5:00 in the evening. Are these numbers o.k.? Please tell me I am overreacting.
Wish I could say those are normal numbers, but I’m afraid they’re not:( Dehydration can cause high BG & so can illness. If she’s not sick, those are quite high numbers. Children tend to have lower BG than adults. Good idea to take her to the doctor to be sure.
Being so high so many hours after eating is not normal, for anyone… and even with infections, it just doesn’t get that high, at all, if one doesn’t have diabetes… Kids have to shoot for the same levels we do… And kids without Diabetes are usually much lower than we are, as adults. I’d get a new doctor… honestly, you ask this question so much either about your own levels, or your child’s, that I don’t know what else to say… If anything, you are underreacting.
I will start with I am no doctor but I think the fasting is too high and she needs to see her kid doc my neice is two and they did a fasting and heres was 191 so way higher but doc said fasting should be way lower.some number but I am tired sorry. umm she need not the ER from what you have said but it is a quick test the peds doc can do in the office to check for glucose in her urine. I hope this helps.
oh has she lost any weight fast or going pee alot?? those are symptoms to just a thought just keep testing her over the weekend if she does have it her body may still be producing some insulin which is why she is not running as high.if she does not have it then hey that food she ate must have been great!! ohh don’t worry her we did my neice and geeze if you are worried so are they. umm just ensure the doc appt is made asap. I won’t lie those numbers are not that of a non d but can be caused by meds or some out lying factor. it is going to be okay either way scary yes but okay!! we all have been there. sorry I can’t have all the answers but I hope it works out for the good
I don’t mean to keep asking the same question. I guess I just am not sure what to think when I have been told so many different things regarding what is normal and what is not.
Under 100 is normal fasting. Hope no one told you that 178 or 161 is anywhere near normal.
Thanks a lot. I have been told that even non-d people will spike high like that so I am a little confused as to what is normal. She has been eating nonstop but assumed it was out of boredom or a growth spurt.
As kids, we always used to test each other with our dad’s glucose meter… We were always in the low 70s, or high 60s.
Non-diabetics don’t spike that high. Unusual hunger is another diabetic symptom, along with weight loss, thirst & frequent urinating.
Here is a Dr’s response on a site that I would trust considering the source:
I would definitely take her to her pediatrician. I know as a kid my little sis used to like to get her sugar checked every now and then(don’t know why?lol) but hers was always in the 80’s range. 178 four hours after dinner is definitely high for a non diabetic.Some signs other than thirst and hunger are unexplainable irritability, weight loss, and a sweet sugary smell in urine.Those are the signs my mom noticed with me and one year and six docs later finally got me diagnosed.
If I remember correctly she showed elevated blood sugars before and they were determined to be the result of a UTI. I would take her to an endocrinologist or have someone check for GAD 65 antibodies. If they just look at her A1c and fasting numbers they might miss an early diagnosis.
While I hope that your daughter does not have diabetes, an early diagnosis is much better than a late one!
her bgl’s are too high for a non-diabetic, and her symptoms are symptoms of diabetes. i would ask for a referral to an endo…or, take her to quick care. they might be more open to doing the appropriate tests.