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Does Blood Sugar Level Of 9.6 In A Kid Indicate Diabetes?
My 18 month old has been wetting her clothes a lot lately, asking for sweet drinks and chocolate,waking up drenched,today I took her for a sugar test, before the test she got hold of a macaroon and ate half, her blood sugar test came back at 9.6. Is she diabetic
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Dear madam
i can understand your concern.
the raise of sugar might be due to intake of food before testing,It is difficult to draw conclusions out of it.
you need to undergo fasting blood sugar and Hba1c to make a clear diagnosis
Regards
Dr vamsi Krishna
Diabetologist
i can understand your concern.
the raise of sugar might be due to intake of food before testing,It is difficult to draw conclusions out of it.
you need to undergo fasting blood sugar and Hba1c to make a clear diagnosis
Regards
Dr vamsi Krishna
Diabetologist
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