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Signs and Symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children

Discussion in 'Parents' started by Robinredbreast, Aug 10, 2015.

  1. Robinredbreast

    Robinredbreast Type 1 · Oracle

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    Kellyb465 Parent · Newbie

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    My son had all these symptoms and my doctor turned my son away 2 times in a week and said he just had a virus!
     
    #2 Kellyb465, Dec 4, 2015 at 10:55 PM
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    Robinredbreast Type 1 · Oracle

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    Hi, It was the same for my 2 1/2 yr old granddaughter, she ended up in hospital on HDU fighting to stay alive.
    I hope your son recovered well and is a happy and a healthy child:).

    Best wishes RRB
     
    #3 Robinredbreast, Dec 5, 2015 at 7:52 AM
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    Kellyb465 Parent · Newbie

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    We were half hour away from him going into a coma, I ended up taking him to a&e he was only 18 months at the time, 6 years on and he's happy healthy and the best thing in the world! Hope your granddaughter is ok now!
     
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    #4 Kellyb465, Dec 5, 2015 at 8:24 AM
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    That's good to hear that he is thriving, my granddaughter is 7 now and they are about the same age :)
    I was crying and so upset to see her with tubes coming out of everywhere and with an oxygen mask on. A petition is going to try and get the symptoms of type 1 diabetes put into the child's red book, it would be a life saver to so many. People don't realise what a potential killer type 1 can be.
    Best wishes RRB
     
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    #5 Robinredbreast, Dec 5, 2015 at 8:43 AM
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    Hello,
    Our son was 4 when diagnosed with type 1, he was taken to the doctor with nearly all of the symptoms as you show. Spotted straight away (to be honest the night before with a bit of research we had an idea), Within 1 hour he was in children's ward (bg of 28), stayed in hospital over 5 nights with a bed for patent also to stay with him full time, within 3 days animas flew over to see my wife and I, and trained us on pumping, We left hospital day 6 and on the 7th day he was on a vibe pump.
    You do hear so many bad reports of missed symptoms by gp's, but I have to stand up and say our experience was so very good and a credit to the medical profession. Best wishes to all.
     
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    #6 Derekwj37, Dec 29, 2015 at 7:19 AM
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