Question from Vernon, New Jersey, USA:

I have had type 1 diabetes for almost 30 years. I check my children using my home monitor once a month, which was this past Saturday and Sunday. My son, age 16, was in the normal range at 93 mg/dl [5.2 mmol/L] two hours after breakfast. Meanwhile, my daughter was 185 mg/dl [10.3 mmol/L] two hours after breakfast. I checked her before lunch and she was 192 mg/dl [10.7 mmol/L]; two hours afterward, she was 242 mg/dl [13.4 mmol/L]; she remained high the rest of the day. On Sunday, her fasting blood sugar was 123 mg/dl [6.8 mmol/L]. Throughout the day on Sunday and Monday morning, she remained in normal levels.

We do have an appointment later this week with her pediatrician. I was just wondering if this is the beginning of type 1 or type 2 and where I can look for resources before that doctor appointment.