my son had a blood test.  dr phoned today to say high glucose level so to re-do a fasting blood test, but my son is refusing to go (he didnt like the needle and bloods being taken) so i think that may be the reason why he wont go, but has ended up him going to his room, refusing to talk about it.   he does drink a lot of lucozade some days until he runs out of it and when we went a few weeks ago i cannot recall whether he had any that day.  He was tested as they think he has glandular fever.  he is very weak, tired all the time and thirsty.  how can i get him to go to the doctor ?he will be 18 in April.
Thank you for consulting Chat Doctor I'm really sorry to hear about your sons' ailment. Glandular fever is something which is caused by a viral infection. It just requires symptomatic treatment with antiviral medication. It's not a serious infection. Less than 5% cases go in for a complication. But your sons high glucose values raise the suspicion of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Also his symptoms like excessive thirst and tiredness also suggest such a diagnosis. It is mandatory to get him examined and rule out the diagnosis by measuring glucose levels and insulin levels. Type 1 DM is a lifelong disease and have the lot of complications can develop. He may have to take lifelong insulin supplements. Convince him about the seriousness of the disease, so he will agree for the diagnostic work up. Please revert with further reports and queries.