[tri-med] Re: Philina Update

Holly,

>That is weird, Fawna.  A fasting blood sugar below 100 is normal, 
>102-125 is borderline/need to recheck and anything over 125 is an 
>automatic dx of diabetes.  But, an a1c of 5.5 is completely normal.  
>Do you check her blood sugar often?  Having that high of fasting 
>number with that kind of a1c would make me think she is going low 
>frequently.  Do you think she is?  


I haven't a clue!  And as I said to Cindy, we never test her blood 
sugar at home, just the official lab work every 3 months.  What 
started this whole dx thing was an elevated fasting blood sugar 6 
months ago at her physical.  I don't actually know how high it was
then, but the 3 month average retest came in at 6.0 then.  3 months 
of sugar restricted diet later her numbers were down to 5.9 & 123.  
But now 3 more months of the diet and it's down to 5.5, but back 
up to 150.  

>There is also something known as the "dawn phenomenon."  Basically, 
>a rise in blood sugar in the early morning hours due to hormonal 
>fluctuations. 

Well now, this might have some merit!

Fawna, Research coordinator Tracking Rare Incident Syndromes Project 
mom to Thom & Rhonda, Lara & Brian, & Philina 26 yrs(PT6p & Moya Moya) 
Escondido, CA USA http://home.mindspring.com/~fawna33/ 
 

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