What could this be?
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Anonymous
| My stepdaughter has experienced a dry mouth and tongue, and thirst for several days. She measured and Blood glucose measured at 2:00 pm was 108 mg/dL; she had consumed a large glass of sugar-sweetened tea at 7:00 am and nothing else before this reading. At 2:50 pm, she ate chicken nuggets, salad, and bread. Two hours later, her blood glucose was 103 mg/dL. Planning to retest before at 9:00 pm, after she eats again. And will test in the morning at 6. She’s normal weight, actually on the lower side and struggles to gain, and does have family history of type 2 in lean family members. |
Anonymous
| So you randomly tested her because of dry mouth? |
Anonymous
| Sjogren's Disease |
Anonymous
She’s experienced it for several days, and her dry mouth doesn’t get better after drinking liquids. |
Anonymous
| allergies |
Anonymous
Her eyelids and skin are very dry today, and she has experienced candida infections due to the dry mouth. She’ll have to be seen by a doctor. |
Anonymous
She has no allergies. |
Anonymous
| What meds is she taking? |
Anonymous
How do you know?? |
Anonymous
No meds. |
Anonymous
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Why are you testing her glucose? Does she already have a diagnosis of diabetes?
What is her PMH? Medications? Any medications new? |
Anonymous
This was my immediate thought as well. |
Anonymous
She had an allergy panel done recently. |
Anonymous
We had her tested because there’s a strong family history of type 2 diabetes (it typically shows up in 20s). She hasn’t been diagnosed, but she’s been having episodes of excessive thirst that come and go. She’s also dealt with recurring yeast infections and swimmer’s ear that haven’t been resolving easily, random tingling and pains, and she is struggling to gain weight/loses easily, and often doesn’t feel hungry. Otherwise, she’s generally healthy with no diagnosed conditions. There is a family history on one side of type 2 diabetes, hyperthyroidism (parent had thyroidectomy), high cholesterol. At her last checkup, her cholesterol levels were excellent and her blood pressure was normal. She is not currently taking any medications. |
Anonymous
| It's not diabetes. It sounds like she has very stable blood sugar. Diabetics are thirsty because their kidneys are trying to get rid of the excess sugar through very frequent urination. This is why diabetics are excessively thirsty. It's not because they have a dry mouth. The dry mouth could be from a stuffed nose, mouth breathing, clogged salivary gland, or even something like thrush. |