i'm 36 and I just had a blood glucose test done and the results were 141 while fasting does that mean i have diabetes? My dad is a diabetic and so are all of his brothers and sisters. :confused:

Did you see a doctor for that glucose test and if so what did he say? Some of the symptoms of diabetes are, excessive thirst, excessive urination, fatique, unexplained weight loss. do a follow up with your doctor, he,s the only one who can tell whether you have diabetes or not. A point that is not in your favor is your heavily diabetic relatives.

yes my gyn ordered the fasting blood sugar test but this morning my dad checked it on his glucose meter and it said 117 I just don't understand. Yes I have all of the symptoms but that is not the reason he ordered the test . he ordered the test because i have been on my period now for over 2 months straight. and he said that sometimes people with diabetes will do this. He also gave me a endometeral biopsy last tuesday.

i'm 36 and I just had a blood glucose test done and the results were 141 while fasting does that mean i have diabetes? My dad is a diabetic and so are all of his brothers and sisters. :confused:

Chances are that yes, you have diabetes. Its perfectly normal to have different blood glucose readings from one day to the next, actually your blood glucose will vary throughout the day and is affected by many factors.

The fact that you have symptoms, have a family history of diabetes, and had a single fasting test of 141 inidcates diabetes. Non-diabetics have fasting blood glucose between 80-110. If you are over 110 that means that either your body is not producing enough insulin or your body is not using the insulin it produces effectively (often called insulin resistance), but either way, it is considered diabetes.

Diabetes is a chronic condition - once diagnosed you need to see an Endocrinologist, a specialist who knows how to treat diabetes. Your GP or GYN typically are not able to guide you effectively in the treatment of diabetes.

You will need to determine if you are Type 1 (your body does not produce insulin so you must inject it) or Type 2 (your body produces insulin but not enough to counter your blood glucose). Type 2 is more common and can often be controlled with diet and excercise, but sometimes requires oral medication and/or insulin, depending on the severity. Readings that range from 117-141 probably indicates that you would be able to control without medications - many diabetics have trouble getting their numbers under 200!

PLEASE keep in mind, we are not doctors here... we can only advise based on our own personal knowlege and what works for us. And diabetes is different for every person that has it. The most important thing to know is that diabetes requires a lifestyle change. Diabetcis typically work with an Endo(Endocrinologist), a DE (Diabetes Educator), and an RD (Registered Dietician). You may also need to see other specialists to ensure you don't develop any complications with your eyes, nerves, kidneys, etc...

There are many people here that will help you along the way. Best of luck to you and please keep us posted on how you are doing.

I understand that I have to see my GP tomorrow to do a 3 hr long test. It just worries me I don't want to become insulin dependant like my dad is. thanks for the info

I understand that I have to see my GP tomorrow to do a 3 hr long test. It just worries me I don't want to become insulin dependant like my dad is. thanks for the info

As I mentioned, you really need to work with an Endo for diabetes. Most insurances do not require referrals to Endos... typically GPs do not have enough knowlege to treat diabetes effectively.

Assuming you are a T2 diabetic, a GPs first instinct will be to put you on oral meds and have you stop eating "sugars and starches." It is possible to control T2 without the meds, by modifying lifestyle with diet and exercise. If your GP confirms that you are T2, tell your GP that you would like to see an Endo before starting treatment. Most Endos work with DEs and RDs - if you really want to avoid meds, tell them all that you would like to try controlling your condition without the meds. It's possible that your specific condition might require meds or even insulin, but GPs often jump the gun in this regard because they don't know what else to do.

If you are a T1 diabetic you will need insulin, and I cannot help you here as I am a T2. There are plenty of people here that are T1 that will guide you if needed.

I am surprised that doctors are still doing 3-hour GTTs because my understanding is that they really don't learn much more than what they know from fasting and HA1C tests. Can someone else confirm this? I may be wrong... There is another test that they use to determine if you are T1 or T2, but I don't know what its called.

Whatever the results, don't worry too much. Many people live long healthy lives with diabetes and the fact that you are catching it now, in your thirties, means that you can likely prevent many of the complications that would arrise if you had not discovered this until later in life.

Please let us know the results of your tests and how you are doing.