In 1971, when she was nearly 2, my daughter was diagnosed with diabetes, at that time we were told she was one of the youngest ever children diagnosed. Sadly, she passed away aged 24.
For several weeks now my great granddaughter has an insatiable thirst and the obvious result of very frequent wet nappies.
She is the granddaughter of one of my other daughters who does not have diabetes. I have type 1.5 which started when I was 40.
She is 18 months old, very tiny and, in my opinion not thriving as she should. She weighs 19 lbs and her younger brother of 6 months old weighs the same.
I have suggested that she be tested but we are being told she is far too young. On a visit to the ED yesterday because she has a very bad nappy rash (not surprising really) and is very lethagic, we again requested a simple urine sample from her nappy, again we were denied and told she is too young.
This morning we gave her a pin prick test which is 6.2 (in old money!). I believe this to be 48 in new measurements. I think this is indicative of her having Diabetes, any help on where we should go from here please?
For several weeks now my great granddaughter has an insatiable thirst and the obvious result of very frequent wet nappies.
She is the granddaughter of one of my other daughters who does not have diabetes. I have type 1.5 which started when I was 40.
She is 18 months old, very tiny and, in my opinion not thriving as she should. She weighs 19 lbs and her younger brother of 6 months old weighs the same.
I have suggested that she be tested but we are being told she is far too young. On a visit to the ED yesterday because she has a very bad nappy rash (not surprising really) and is very lethagic, we again requested a simple urine sample from her nappy, again we were denied and told she is too young.
This morning we gave her a pin prick test which is 6.2 (in old money!). I believe this to be 48 in new measurements. I think this is indicative of her having Diabetes, any help on where we should go from here please?