Anybody here had a blood test come back with high blood glucose?

[JimO]

what was the outcome....diabetes??

[Badjelly]

If the first test hasn't been done after a fast (12 hours, I think) then the next step is to do the fasting test. And that's all I can tell you about from personal experience, because my 2nd blood glucose test (10 years ago) was in bounds, as have been all subsequent tests.

Oh, and I can give you some good advice based on personal experience (that I don't really want to go into): With medical tests, don't get worried any earlier than you have to. Whatever it is, it may never happen.

[Tank]

Normally the follow up with a finger up the bum test. Some cheaper establishments avoid doing this to save money - but its a false economy - you health is at risk.

So dont let them try and talk you out of it. !!!!!

other than that I hope all works out.

[Mom]

High sugars does not necesarily mean diabetes, they will repeat test looking for ketones if diabetes is suspected. Probably mean a bit of a diet change for you, or whoever it is, my friend. Best of luck!

[JimO]

High sugars does not necesarily mean diabetes, they will repeat test looking for ketones if diabetes is suspected. Probably mean a bit of a diet change for you, or whoever it is, my friend. Best of luck!

yea its me, have to go to docs on monday and have another blood test after 12 hrs fasting then drink a sweet drink, wait for 2 hrs then another blood test, i get the feeling it will be no more woodstock 8% for me

[Oakie]

Highish. Not so much in the danger area ... more like "you need to just watch things to keep out of the danger area". Having 6 monthly blood tests now just to make sure I am watching things and so far so good.

[Badjelly]

yea its me, have to go to docs on monday and have another blood test after 12 hrs fasting then drink a sweet drink, wait for 2 hrs then another blood test, i get the feeling it will be no more woodstock 8% for me

Yeah, I remember now, I did this 10 years ago and passed. No problems since.

[MisterD]

I thought that high glucose in the urine was a diabetes indicator...apparently the Egyptian Pharoes' urine tasted like honey...

[terbang]

Yup I once peed a bit of glucose on a routine test. Fwark they put me through the wringer being a pilot and found nothing else. That was over 15 years ago and they said something about low renal threshold but nothing else has shown up since.

[Finn]

Normally the follow up with a finger up the bum test.

Jimjim will want a 2nd, 3rd and 4th opinion!

But seriously, nothing to worry about yet.

[terbang]

Normally the follow up with a finger up the bum test. .

I think thats called the digital test....

[rachprice]

Ketones are normally only present in type one diabetes, judging by you age if you were to have diabetes it would be type 2 (insulin resistant type).
The test you are going in for is a glucose tolerance test. This will test your bodies response to a glucose load by insulin, to decrease the blood glucose back to normal or near it, within 2 hours.
High blood glucose can be caused by many things eg growth hormone excess, cushings syndrome, though diabetes is the most common. Like was already mentioned I think, it can be at a level that is 'prediabetic', high enough to be a warning sign that diabetes is coming, but at this stage can be 'nipped in the bud'
Drop me a line if you need anything else explained

[JimO]

Ketones are normally only present in type one diabetes, judging by you age if you were to have diabetes it would be type 2 (insulin resistant type).
The test you are going in for is a glucose tolerance test. This will test your bodies response to a glucose load by insulin, to decrease the blood glucose back to normal or near it, within 2 hours.
High blood glucose can be caused by many things eg growth hormone excess, cushings syndrome, though diabetes is the most common. Like was already mentioned I think, it can be at a level that is 'prediabetic', high enough to be a warning sign that diabetes is coming, but at this stage can be 'nipped in the bud'
Drop me a line if you need anything else explained

thanks.....hmmmmmmm a 22yo female med student, if only i was 25 years younger

[dickytoo]

if it is diabetes, you're in for a hard slog if you love chocolates and sweets. from personal experience, the first 15 years are the hardest (i've been diagnosed 15 years and counting...) the faint whiff of a cadbury will drive you to a frenzy!

anyway, as said before, high glucose count is not a definite indicator. was it a full blown blood test or just a finger prick for a drop of blood?

the finger prick should return something between 4 to 8 (not sure of the exact unit) and anything over is not too good, although people can suffer spikes. the proper blood test measures what they call hba and it is an indicator what you've been doing over the last 3 months (so they can tell if you've been manipulating the finger prick test and pretending that everything is ok!) the unit range is the same as well. anything under 8 is good.

if you're a woman and pregnant, you can develop a type of diabetes which goes away after the pregnancy. i think they call it gestational diabetes and my sister had it. after she lost the weight and watched her diet, she is back to normal.

if you're confirmed as a diabetic, its called type 2 which is controlled by diet, exercise and medication. if you don't improve, then you go down the insulin road. you've got to watch the eyes as well as it takes a few years for your abuse of the body to catch up! i had to have laser surgery to cauterize 3 blood vessels in my eyes that had started to leak. they had seemed ok for a long time but the eye specialist said that the vessels take time to catch up to the rest of the body and let you know you've been bad.


the urine test also picks up proteins in the urine. if that happens, than you're in big trouble as it is an indication that your kidneys are doing a jonah!

otherwise, eat healthy, exercise and having a cheerful outlook is important. stress can do strange things and elevate your blood sugar count. getting enough rest is also good.

and if you behave, you can sometimes sneak a sweet without the sky falling in. good luck with the test. its not the end of the world but getting sorted takes time and discipline.

[rachprice]

Haha aren't you cheeky, yeah sorry I cant help myself! Let us know how you get on yeah?
Dickytoo, you have a lot of good advice! Sorry to hear about your complications! P.s. The hba is glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c)