Jane,
Most likely your test was an HBA1c, which is a type of hemoglobin test that can give an average blood sugar over the past 3 months or so. You can multiply your number by 18 to convert it into the type of unit your son's fasting blood sugar was in (that's what his looks like, a regular blood glucose test). So your blood sugar estimate is about 97, compared to his 146. Normal fasting blood sugar is less than 100. Impaired glucose tolerance (what used to be called "prediabetes") is 100-125 (5.6-6.9 for HBA1c). Your son's reading puts him into the diabetic category. He really should have the test repeated, along with a glucose tolerance test, to get a clearer picture of his status before starting meds. It is unusual for a child his age to have type 2 diabetes, but it is becoming more common. The doc needs to find out if it is type 2 or type 1 though.
HTH,
Linda
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dx pcos 1984, type II diabetes 2001, also hypertension
Met 2000mg since 2001, started Glucophage XR 4/22/04, then switched to Met ER 6/04; also: multi, Vit. C, Vit. E, B12/folic acid combo, fish oil & borage oil combo, garlic capsules, cinnamon, Vitex, calcium with magnesium/zinc, biotin, CoQ10, selenium,iron
Other meds: Verapamil and Altace(for blood pressure)
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