diagnosing a six year old
my 6 year old boy had a finger stick test of about 200, his lab came back 138. this was casual, non-fasting. the next day same time he was 76, the next day 101, all casual finger sticks, except for the 138. three weeks later finger stick 158, then a fasting finger stick of 89, and then another finger stick of 175 casual a week later. His A1c has remained 4.7 and 4.8, No symptoms at all what do you think, any suggestions little concerned but it dont really look that bad....how accurate is finger stick
Jimmie-
Hi! I am not a Doctor. I can only speak from my own experience as living with diabetes. Wow! 4.7 is pretty darn good for an A1C. Endo's consider anything under 6.0 close to "normal". Does diabetes run in your family? You have every right to be concerned. If you think he may have diabetes, call his pediatrician and schedule an appointment. I also wanted to give you a chart for children's blood glucose range, click here. I hope all is well with your son. Oh! make sure your son washes his hands with soap and water before you test his bg's. I can let you know I have touched a few sweet items before testing and it cause your bg's to be high. Meter reading's are pretty accurate; depending on who you are talking to:) Just make sure the strips haven't expired and you don't have the strips in extreme heat.
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