Ron AKA

While sugar in urine was used years ago to diagnose diabetes and monitor control, it is no longer used. Although a random test which finds sugar should trigger taking a proper blood test - as was done with your son. See this link for more detail.

[url="http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/diabetes-4.html"]http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/diabetes-4.html[/url]

Diabetes diagnosis is based on blood tests, and there is some controversy about which blood test is best. There is the fasting test which your son had, and then there is the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) which can be done right after the fasting test. With the OGTT a measured quantity of glucose is taken and then BG monitored for 2 hours. From what I have read if you only have one test the OGTT is better. However, when you do the OGTT you also get a fasting so really it is both. I would strongly recommend (even if doctor objects) getting the OGTT - just insist on it.

Based on the fasting test a number between 6.1 (110) and 7.0 (126) indicates pre-diabetes. More than 7 is full diabetes. For a 10 year old a 6.4 is a significant concern.

In the OGTT any number over 11.1 (200) is diabetes. Between 7.8 and 11.1 at 2 hours is pre-diabetes.

See this link for more detail. Divide the US number by 18 to get the units you are using.
[url="http://www.diabetes.org/main/info/pre-diabetes.jsp"]http://www.diabetes.org/main/info/pre-diabetes.jsp[/url]

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Ron

Type 2, diagnosed Feb 01, Prandin (GlucoNorm), Diet & Exercise

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Ron

Type 2, diagnosed Feb 01, Prandin (GlucoNorm), Diet & Exercise