"Karl" > wrote in message ...

>
> She hasn't been diagnosed with diabetes. I have been talking to her more
> and what the doctor said
> was she's getting older and to cut back on the starches. I think I might
> be overreacting a bit myself.

You are NOT overreacting. IMO, she is not reacting strongly enough.
Telling someone to cut back on the starches is of no use to them really.
She could be eating tons of fruit, drinking milk, eating or drinking sugary
things and having sky high blood sugar. And that's not goof!
>
> He said her tests for sugar that were combined in routine batteries of
> blood work they do periodically showed
> the levels were moving higher.

Well, that's not good and it is indicative of something. But what? The Dr.
should tell her and if he does not, she should ask.
>
> Maybe I just worry too much?

Not IMO.