I asked my 16 year old to take a day off college tomorrow i dont know if im doing the right thimg or not

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my 16 year old started college in september was fine at first but rhe last few weeks has been extremely tired , lost weight not sure if its related or not but it has been a quick loss - she went fr size 14 trousers to size 10 in around 4-6 weeks. She has been just lying down when she gets home , too tired to go to clubs she normally goes to. She struggled to walk around shops even and that was on a saturday so no college. She sleeps well.

i took her to the gp a few days ago
and he made me feel like i was over reacting and kept asking her things like “do you have an eating disorder” . She has had a folic acid deficiency in the past and i really had to push for just a test for that an anemia. she has the blood test next week. She recently had a 5 day heart monitor on after fainting iver a year ago ( it took that long to get it) but tbh she has no symptoms of anything like that.

She is only at college three days a week today is her second day this week and she looks awful. Shes just lying on her bed and has been since 5 when she got home. She was not feeling strong enough to go to an group she normally loves tonight.

I am really concerned about her and ive told her i think she should really take tomorrow off (shes not in friday anyway) and rest. She has the blood test next wednesday.

am i just over reacting here to normal teenage things because the gp made me feel like a crazy old woman!

That blood sugar reading is very high - I would take her to A&E regarding type 1 diabetes asap.

I might call 111 and ask for a callback as i know the a and e near us has been in the news for massive queues it may be quicker to speak to the out if hours gp?

Please take her in tonight. My son got progressively tired and nearly went into a coma before bring diagnosed with type 1.

They can get blood poisoning from prolonged raised blood sugars.

Does her breath smell fruity or sweet?

I had something similar at 16. After weeks of mucking about they eventually tested and discovered I had very severe Glandular Fever.

It would be worth asking for that to be checked when having blood tests.

I hope they discover the issue quickly and your DD is soon feeling brighter.

I do think 111 would be quicker, it would here anyway. I hope you get the answers soon

It's not dangerously high at the moment but it is high so needs attention maybe not A&E tonight
As your sons girlfriend is Diabetic she will be used to higher readings and can control them with insulin
My son does this
I would keep checking though .

I'd go to A and E tonight OP. I've read far too many stories of this getting missed lately 😔

I've just googled the normal range and that reading you got is about double it...

i havent noticed and shes now refusing to speak to anyone because she doesnt like the fuss and she is hiding in her bed - i swear to god it was easier when they were toddlers.

She really needs to be seen tonight - that reading is too high and you can’t delay with diabetes.

Normal range us between. 4and 7 so its high and needs attention

If you're type 1 10.7 is high but not alarming. For a non type 1 its high!

Does girlfriend have a ketone meter? If so thats what i'd test as it will give you an idea of whether urgent care is needed or you can wait till morning.

With older children and adults first diagnosed with type 1 onset is genuinely slower. So less chance of DKA compared to little kids. But it is still a serious risk to consider.

If she won't go tonight, when she is asleep sniff her breath. If it smells fruity or sweet drag her to A&E if necessary.

That is high, OP. Your blood sugars should return to normal within 2 hours. When I had gestational diabetes, mine would take hours to go down, and I would get readings like that a few hours later.

Coupled with the other symptoms, I would get her seen tonight, especially given the family history of T1.

Ridiculous comment.

Also when she's sorted and things have settled a bit please put in a complaint about that GP!

A young person with sudden weightloss and fatigue with a family history of type 1 diabetes. Why on earth they didn't do a simple finger prick I have no idea! Appalling practice. I'm not medical and even i'd do that first. Simple and easy to rule out something likely. They seriously need more training!

Definitely call 111

Honestly I would be contacting 111/going to A&E at least to be able to get bloods, scans etc. It could be anything but clearly something is not okay particularly with that weight loss and symptoms etc. Nearly a decade ago I had a few weeks (from what I remember) of just being absolutely exhausted like next level tiredness sleeping all the time, no appetite, cough etc, we realised when weighing was losing weight rapidly, eventually breathlessness but nothing particularly specifically “wrong” but clearly not okay. Long story short I ended up in hospital with a serious flare of an autoimmune condition (never had anything before) which landed me in high dependency. Better to go and get properly checked out.

My daughter ended up with diabetic ketoacidosis after the GP was whittering on about possible eating disorders, and other remote possibilities. Please don’t wait. Thank god I followed up with a call to 111 2 days before she was due for a blood test and the locum doctor spotted the signs over the phone. We had an extremely close call. Go to A&E asap.

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As the mother of a type 1 diabetic please push to get her seen asap, a&e will absolutely take this seriously.
I really don’t want to alarm you op but it really can be life threatening.
Our GP diagnosed my DC with a single fingerprick test after I took them due to extreme tiredness and excessive peeing, within half an hour we had been rushed to the paediatric ward via ambulance as my DC’s organs were starting to fail.

At 19 my eldest DD appeared in my study doorway with her younger sister who said "Mum, Helen has something to tell you". I thought "she's pregnant" but she actually said "I think I have an eating disorder".

I had noticed that she had been getting thinner but as she was a little overweight I wasn't concerned, but it turned out that whatever meals she had been eating she had been spewing down the toilet without anyone knowing.

She had Bulimia and none of us had a clue.

The next 4 years were a nightmare for us all, the illness was something we thought only happened to others*/unintelligent girls//unhappy girls - and Helen was seemingly none of those. The road to recovery was full of some peaks and a lot of troughs. It was emotionally draining for us all. She eventually got to grips with it at age 22 thanks to a newly qualified hospital doctor who developed a special interest in eating disorders and instead of telling her off or trying to get her to eat, he listened to her. That, plus some medications, was a major turning point for her. She's now 45 and a wonderful mum, wife, sister and daughter so a big thankyou to that doctor.

I have no experience of the other medical issues mentioned by others but they do indeed sound very serious and I would agree with the need to seek urgent medical advice.

I had gestational diabetes. It was well controlled but the day before planned induction it went up to 10.5 and I was admitted to hospital and given insulin. I’m no expert but that reading 3 hours after eating seems way too high for someone who is not diabetic. I think you need to seek emergency medical attention. She may be fine but best not take the chance.

edited to add: it was a few years ago now but I think I was told I had to call the triage line for anything above 9.

10.7 is too high for a non-D a few hours after eating. I’m with everyone else saying A&E tonight but if she won’t go tonight, and you are doing another finger prick in the morning, do it around an hour after a carb heavy breakfast. In the early days of T1, the pancreas can kick in overnight and a fasting blood glucose may show a normal reading. If you check after food, what you’re seeing is whether the pancreas is producing insulin to keep blood glucose within normal levels so if it is the early days of T1, you will see a number too high for someone who doesn’t have T1.

I had GD too and my thoughts were (like many others here) 10.7 blood sugar 3 hrs post meal in a healthy teenage girl just isnt right.

Please get her properly checked amd use the private health insurance if needed! Its wjat it is there for!