Could My Mother Be Diabetic Type 2 Went For A Meal And Tested Her Blood Sugar 2 Hours Later

[gordiescotland1]

Hi there earlier on this week I went for a meal at mums she is 78 very healthy a heck of a lot healthier than me lol at 43!! She walks 3 miles a day etc I usually check my blood sugar 2 hours after a meal and Monday night I did we had sliced chicken gravy Brussels sprouts roast potatoes peas carrots a low fat yogurt a coffee and a digestive biscuit she had a glass of white wine with the meal and I had a diet coke and then sat down to a bit of TV for 2 hoursI got my blood testing kit out and mine was good at 7.1 mum said jokingly let's see what mine is so I got out a fresh lancet and strip and tested hers and we were both shocked hers was 9.2 she kept on talking about it all week and going on and on about it so I said the most accurate one was a fasting reading so this morning I got up at 6 and went up to her house with a lancet and test strip and she told me that she had a normal meal at 6 last night and a digestive biscuit and a cup of tea at 9 before going to bed and nothing to eat I checked it at 7 this morning and it was 8.2 which was higher than mine fasting this morning was 6.9. I have told her to go and see her GP next week she is now freaking out she is type 2 diabetic which is not the end of the world I thought she might be pre diabetes I had that 7 years before being diagnosed but did not think it mattered regrettably. She's not overweight at all and exercises daily but I told her she was old and it's common age onset where as mine is lifestyle her dad had type 2 at 55 but was overweight. What do people think about those numbers

[Sqad]

Those blood sugar readings are no big deal.

HOWEVER.........not to be ignored.

I would tell mum to see her GP at her leisure and he will arrange further blood tests.

[pixie373]

That happened with my son, similar readings too, sqad might remember. GP did a blood and urine test and all ok. Good luck x

[LochNessMonster]

Get your mum to get her blood checked at the doctors they will send it away and confirm either way. Skinny folk get type 2 as well, however I have heavy bones?

Nessie :-p

[Jackdaw33]

I once had a reading of 8.2. On the strength of that reading I was diagnosed as Type 2. Ever since then every reading has shown below 7. I am on no medication and do not practise any form of diet control. I queried my status and was told that because of the one 8.2 reading I was automatically Type 2 and that's it. I find it very odd.

[jack daniels]

hi gordiescotland1,
it's very worrying for ourselves let alone a parent with high blood sugars.
I myself didn't become diabetic until I was in my mid 30's and I am type 2 (tablet & diet controlled) I also had a pre warning that this was likely to happen because of 2 reasons:
1 - it runs in the family
2 - I had gestational diabetes in the last 3 months of both my pregnancies where my reading was 22 plus and so I had to have insulin for the last 3 months during the pregnancies.
However as soon as my babies were born and out of me, my sugar level returned to normal. I am overweight and that will effect my levels.
My brother has just become diabetic in the last year - he's in his 50's but he is type 2 also. My father became diabetic when he turned 50 but he went straight onto insulin.
You're right it's not the end of the world if she does have diabetes as long as it's managed. Seeing her GP is the right way to go and they will keep a close eye on her and make sure she's put on the correct treatment.
Ideally we are told to test our blood sugars 2 hours after eating but depending on what we've had will effect the reading.
In my case the typical symptoms were there but I didn't realise it:
feeling thirsty a lot of the time, drinking a lot of soft drinks and visiting the loo often.

hth

Anna x