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Smokin Joe:
Diabetes is a disorder of too much glucose in the blood (hyperglycemia). There are three different types. Type I is seen in young children typically before the age of 12. It is characterized by very little insulin production. Insulin helps move glucose away from the blood and into cells thus lowering the blood glucose level. Given her age and the fact that these symptoms are new this is unlikely. Type II diabetes is seen typically in older overweight people. Type II diabetes is a disorder of insulin resistance. Insulin is made but the cells don’t respond as well so not as much glucose leaves the blood, which results in hyperglycemia. The third type is gestational diabetes, which pregnant women get, but because you did not mention she was pregnant I will leave it out. Regardless of the type of diabetes one will have increased thirst and increased urination, and high blood glucose not low glucose.
She is very young to get type II diabetes, but it is seen in very overweight people sometimes. The glucose tolerance test is a test that is used to help diagnose diabetes. Her increase urination and thirst suggest diabetes but she if very young to get it, and she would have increased blood glucose.
In your post you mentioned that she had low blood glucose. I am assuming that she went into the ER or her doctor and they did a finger stick glucose test and it was low. Hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) can be caused by many things and given by the little you have told me I can’t really narrow it down. Like Surgicalcric said endocrine disorders are complicated and be difficult to diagnose especially without any lab data. I don’t have my medical license yet so take all I have said with a grain of salt.
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