tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993654657174601560.post8300359822968598881..comments2023-07-22T08:55:58.987+01:00Comments on Life with a diabetic child: Type of diagnosis......mummy2fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765096596274761032noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993654657174601560.post-58149118764783666872011-02-08T11:59:19.261+00:002011-02-08T11:59:19.261+00:00i have a son of the same age as yours and he was d...i have a son of the same age as yours and he was diagnosed last july. he is type 1 with 2 injections a day that he has just learnt to do himself(it makes me feel sick watching) which i am very proud he is willing to do. when we suspected he MIGHT be diabetic he was so ill, he lost almost half his body weight, he had no energy, he drank, and urinated constantly. by the time it clicked that these were all the things my mother went through(she was type1 but passed 13yrs ago) we took him straight to the doctors only to find his blood sugar level was 28 plus. we were told had we had to wait for an appointment with a specialist but took it upon ourselves to take him to a&e as the wait was 6 weeks. luckly we did this as his level went up to 29 on the journey and we were told had it gone .5-1 mmol higher he could have ended up in a coma or worse died. i am so grateful that i went through my mother having the illness(that sounds wrong i know) as it gave me the strenght i needed to help him get through the worst. he is now fine and we manage really well. he has had 1 serious attack where he collapsed but all in all he is coping so well. kids who have this make me wonder where they get there strength from!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com