Question from Michigan, USA:

My daughter had been ill for about 2 1/2 – 3 weeks. Her pediatrician did a test on her urine to determine if she had a urinary tract infection. They found sugar in her urine, but her blood sugar was normal (75 after fasting). She told me that this may be a physiological condition or just an isolated incident from her illness. We’ll be doing spot checks on her urine and blood in the next few months. There is a history for diabetes in my husband’s family. Also, when I was pregnant I had a condition that my obstetrician called “Insulin Resistance.” This caused me to deliver large babies (my daughter was 10lbs 12ozs at 39 weeks and son 7lbs 6oz at 35 1/2 weeks); however, both kids were born with symptoms of undetected Gestational Diabetes.

Is this a precursor to diabetes? Also, her pediatrician mentioned a rare condition that may cause these symptoms, however, I cannot remember the name.