Ideally a glucose tolerance test however, I know that is not always possible. An A1C can be beneficial . but it is just a average of blood glucose control . it does not show the ups and downs fluctuation. It may be better to get a monitor and watch it over a period of several weeks, several times a day to see what happens naturally with his blood sugar before eating, just after eating and within a 2-3 hours following eating.
That is what we used. Our son has "normal" blood sugars fasting ... but what was happening is his would pit out just after eating ... It would rise fast, and then rapidly fall down below normal. We would get readings as low as 50 sometimes ..cup
Melinda
I did 2 things yesterday after finding out that he is not diabetic. Call his primary care for an appointment and googled how to test for Hypoglycemia. The A1C from what I read does not show Reactive Hypoglycemia, but there are other tests that they can be done to find if he is or not. Last night I had him eat some Greek Yogurt 14g of protein just before bed and this morning he was alert, calm and happy. I made him a fried eggs sandwich on gf bread with 2 slices of cheese, and a bowl of strawberries & banana cut up into bites. I have found that when his hands start to sweat it's usually a sign that he going down hill. On top of that he'll start bouncing one leg heavily and when he curls up into himself it's just before the aggression.
Belinda
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