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My 11 yr old's fasting blood sugar is 104. he is 5'2" 161 lbs. my mothers family had 4 out of 6 adults with diabetes. does this mean he has it too?

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Dr. Stanley Schwartz
Dr. Stanley Schwartzanswered
Endocrinology 54 years experience
Pre-diabetes: When fasting sugar 100-125 so get him checked out! start no concentrated sweet diet , loss weight if overweight/obese, increase exercise program.
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