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Can a 2 and a half year old develop diabetes?

My daughter has, for around a year now, been showing a few signs of Type 1…she’s only 2 and a half years old! She has this strange ability to drink entire boxes of Capri Suns in about an hour tops if we let her! Diabetes runs in both my family and on her father’s side. Is it really possible for a 2 and a half year old to get diabetes?

My daughter was diagnosed at age 2.
She is now 20 and doing well.
Take your child to the doctor.

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I’m not overweight and i have type 2 diabetes?

my fasting gluscoes level was at 106, which is considered pre diabetic, right? Well im not overweight at all. im 112lbs and 17 years old. im very thin. i thought you have to be overweight to get type 2 diabetes? help? please explain!! am i pre diabetic? and at risk for type 2 diabetes?

Who told you a fasting 106 was pre diabetes? At 17, 106 is a great fasting number. Even when you get older, alarm bells don’t start going off until about a fasting 125. Also, there are so many other tests besides your blood sugar reading that would have to be done in order to determine diabetes. A number, high or not, on its own really doesn’t mean anything without the other tests to back it up. That being said, if you are in the least concerned, make an appointment with your doctor. And if it was your doctor who alarmed you with the info that a fasting 106 was pre diabetes, and he didn’t do any other tests, get a new doctor.

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If you have type 2 diabetes do you still need a blood glucose meter ?

I Just want to know just incase next time I go to the doctors I get my blood results and if they tell me news I don’t wanna hear. Oh and by the way if you do have type 2 diabetes do you or don’t you need insulin ? I am thinking you don’t but i am not fully sure .

Basically, type 2 diabetes is ‘non-insulin dependant". So you do not need insulin to treat it except in very rare severe complications.
Type 2 diabetes may sometimes be managed simply by weight drop and diet. If this fails there are various types of tablets that the doctor will choose from. A glucometer is needed to perform an occasional check on blood glucose. Good control of blood glucose at all times is essential to avoid complications caused by type 2 diabetes.

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Why do women with PCOS and people with type 2 diabetes take the same meds?

I have PCOS and I was just prescribed Metformin, which seems to be primarily for people with Type 2 diabetes. This freaks me out!!!! Am I at high risk for type 2 diabetes as well?

You are at a higher than average risk for type 2 diabetes, but this doesn’t mean you’ll get it. The reason you are taking metformin is because women with PCOS typically have insulin insensitivity–that is, your body is not reacting as strong as it should be to the insulin your pancreas is making. Metformin makes your cells more reactive to insulin.

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Difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?

Difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?

Type 1 Diabetes is a disorder in which the body does not produce insulin (a hormone that aids in moving sugar from the blood to the cells). This type of diabetes can be due to a virus or autoimmune disorder in which the body does not recognize an organ as its own and attacks it. In this case the body attacks an organ known as the pancreas where insulin is made.

Those with Type 1 Diabetes are required to take insulin injections to move sugar from the bloodstream. This type of diabetes is usually diagnosed before age 40.

Type 2 Diabetes occurs when insulin that the body produces is less efficient at moving sugar out of the bloodstream. Some sugar is moved out of the blood, just not as effectively compared to a person with normal insulin efficiency. High blood sugars are a result of this.

Diet, exercise, weight loss, and possible medications are the treatment for this type of diabetes. Occasionally, someone with Type 2 may be placed on insulin to better control blood sugars. This type of diabetes is associated with physical inactivity and obesity. Type 2 Diabetes used to be thought of as the adult onset type of diabetes. However, an alarming rate of children are now being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes.

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