if you've been diagnosed with diabetes but it's controlled by diet and exercise, then after one year's time is it normal to only have low or normal readings, and never, not even one high reading?

this seems more like hypoglycemia to me..

can anyone offer any insight, or any similar experiences?
could this just be a nonstereotypical case of diabetes?

thanks, ryan

[This message has been edited by ilaugh@myself.why (edited 06-29-2003).]

i'd also like to add that the highest reading obtained during a fasting test was 100.. and on average it's in the 80's somewhere.. if that information helps any.

It doesn't sound like diabetes, but how and why were you diagnosed?

thanks for replying sam..

honestly i'm asking the question on behalf of my not so computer savvy mother..

she was on a trip downstate when she got dizzy and blacked out.. after going to the doctor for it she was tested and diagnosed with diabetes..

the doctor also performed a fasting test and didn't have her fast for it.. so she's switching doctors.. we'd just like some info to present to her doctor so we can be better prepared..

[This message has been edited by ilaugh@myself.why (edited 06-30-2003).]

I don't understand...you say she was tested for diabetes because she blacked out...that wasn't a fasting test. How high was her blood glucose on that test?

Then you say the doctor performed a fasting test but she wasn't fasting? I don't understand this....could you perhaps explain a bit more clearly. Long-winded is okay, as it'd probably be easier for me to figure out if I have the exact numbers and the sequence of events (i.e., didn't eat for 6 hours, tested at 126).

the point is the doctor was horrible.. so we really don't have that information.. that's why i'm asking if that sounds like diabetes..

I'm sorry, but I can't tell much from the information you've given. It's possible that her fasting blood glucoses aren't bad, but that she has impaired glucose tolerance, which means that she doesn't process glucose properly. It's a precursor to diabetes and can usually be managed by diet/exercise. Or, it's possible that her blood glucose goes quite high after eating.

Best bet is to do what you plan to do: consult with another doctor! I'd advise seeing either a diabetologist or an endocrinologist, both of which specialties are much more qualified to diagnose/treat both diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance than internists in other specialties.

thanks alot sam!
this was really a pain in the butt question.. so far you're the only one who gave me any help beyond "get a 2nd opinion"..

we kinda wanted to be steering in the right direction b4 we were in the doctor's office..

thanks again.