Part 1: Diagnosis
Emma is a 10 year old girl who has always had a very big sweet tooth. She has recently struggled with obesity and has started to develop other particular symptoms out of the blue. Within the last month, she has been getting frequent yeast infections and increased urine output.
Emma's school teacher noticed certain change's in the little girl at school. She noticed that she was very fatigued in class and was always hungry and thirsty, even after snack time and lunch. To make matters worse, she has struggled with asthma since a very young age. Lately she has been sitting out of gym class because she can't control her asthma, therefore her exercise has become less regular. However, she has been loosing weight rather than gaining weight...
Emma and her parents made a trip to the doctor to properly diagnosis her symptoms. Doctor Grey ran her through a typical system of testing.
Doctor Grey outlined the series of blood tests available to those suspected of having high blood sugar levels---diabetes mellitus.
In Emma's case, being a young girl, Doctor Grey conducted a random blood sugar test where the results quickly showed an abnormal result—meaning blood sugar is too high, levels greater than 70-125mg/dl. And after close monitoring Emma and her behaviour and finalizing her blood sugar test results as well as finding glucose present in her urine, they came to the conclusion that she has developed type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Chart Results:
Emma- Female-10 years old
Weight: 95 lbs
Height: 4'8
Blood Pressure: 130/80 mmHg
BMI: 22.6
Emma's school teacher noticed certain change's in the little girl at school. She noticed that she was very fatigued in class and was always hungry and thirsty, even after snack time and lunch. To make matters worse, she has struggled with asthma since a very young age. Lately she has been sitting out of gym class because she can't control her asthma, therefore her exercise has become less regular. However, she has been loosing weight rather than gaining weight...
Emma and her parents made a trip to the doctor to properly diagnosis her symptoms. Doctor Grey ran her through a typical system of testing.
Doctor Grey outlined the series of blood tests available to those suspected of having high blood sugar levels---diabetes mellitus.
- Fasting blood sugar. This is a common test because it's easy to perform. After fasting overnight, you have your blood drawn at an early morning doctor's visit and tested to see if your blood sugar is in the normal range.
- Two-hour postprandial test. This blood test is done two hours after you have eaten ("prandial" means meal).
Normal result: 70-145 mg/dL (less than 7.9 mmol/L) - Random blood sugar. A blood sugar test is performed regardless of when you last ate a meal.
Normal result: 70-125 mg/dL (less than 7.0 mmol/L) - Hemoglobin A1C test. This test measures how much sugar is stuck to your red blood cells, which generally have a lifespan of three months. Therefore, this test gauges how high your blood sugar has been in recent months.
Normal result for nondiabetics: 4% to 6%.
Normal result for diabetics: 7% or lower (some groups suggest aiming for 6.5% or lower)
In Emma's case, being a young girl, Doctor Grey conducted a random blood sugar test where the results quickly showed an abnormal result—meaning blood sugar is too high, levels greater than 70-125mg/dl. And after close monitoring Emma and her behaviour and finalizing her blood sugar test results as well as finding glucose present in her urine, they came to the conclusion that she has developed type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Chart Results:
Emma- Female-10 years old
Weight: 95 lbs
Height: 4'8
Blood Pressure: 130/80 mmHg
BMI: 22.6