Blood Sugar & behaviour in 8 year old.

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My 8 yr old dd is moody and bad tempered when hungry. As soon as I feed her, she then becomes hyper and unmanageable, especially after a meal. There does not appear to be a happy medium. Is it normal? How do I deal with it? Anyone else's child like this?

Thanks for replying. She is ok in herself. She has had lots of urine tests for uti's and these have never caused concern with the gp.

It's just odd because my other daughter doesn't react in the same way.

DS is very bad tempered when he needs food, but once he is fed he is a completely different person, but he doesn't get hyper. He can get to the point where he is such a bad mood that he won't eat, even though we know as soon as he has eaten he will be fine again. WE do have a lot of diabetes in the family so I have wondered if thereis some connection.

My DD is not like this at all.

Has he been tested for diabetes? I wonder if I should ask?

My dd1 (also 8) is very much like this - she was worse when younger. She definitely goes hyper when she's eaten, particularly if there is a high sugar value in the meal eg. fruit juice/fruit.

My dp is a trained paramedic and thinks there is a possibility of mild diabetes, but the GP scoffed at this and told me it was just normal childhood behaviour!! If she had diabetes he said, she would be very tired and unable to keep up with her friends at school - and this definitely isn't the case. So I haven't got any further with it.

Good luck - and please report back if you have any ideas!

My DS is 6 and is just the same, it has improved since he was younger but its like filling a car with petrol, it sort of runs down, slows, coughs, then goes tearing off for the next speedway race. bar this he's quite 'normal' but he's quite skinny and has a very high metabloism, i've always assumed its because he has an'efficient' syastem, oh yes and sugar makes him a nightmare especially if on its own ratherthan part of a meal, but carbs seem to havethe same effect.

I don't exactly agree with wulfricsmummy.
I am a diabetic. There are lots and lots of people, who are far from diabetic. They have tests and it is clear that they are not diabetic. And there are others who are borderline.
But within both groups , and for totally normal people,it is not uncommon for children and adults to become downbeat and even a bit grumpy, when sugar levels are low. And then to totally perk up after eating.
With children can be more extreme - plus they whine and moan, where as 40 yesr old men are a bit more calm , having perked up after a lunchtime sandwich.
Gi foods would help - loads of brown bread, brown rice and Jacket potatoes and beans - plus less sugar - less biscuits etc.
My son gets a surge of energy after eating - sometimes he's too much- his nursery says that most of the children do.