My 4 year old has been drinking a lot of water and his mouth smells like acid like a battery acid what could this be?

May be get a check for Diabetes Insipidus? My daughter has this. It's not diabetes but peculiarly has that in its name! It's caused by a lack of anti-diuretic hormone, which means the kidneys keep releasing water (urine) hence permanent thirst.

Man it's just embarrassing at this stage.

Hope all is well OP. Whatever about sugars, your own blood pressure will be up if you come back to your thread!

With respect, a “not diabetic” at the dr needs to be treated with caution. My ds was told not diabetic 3 times at gp visits in the 6 months leading up to his diagnosis of t1.

I hope it isn’t diabetes and that the OP’s child is on the mend.

She’s been to gp. He’s not diabetic

Clearly diabetic. Why are you even asking if this runs in your family as it does in mine?

This is what happens to my DS when he was three and no history of type 1 diabetes in the family. Other symptoms weee rapid weight loss ( we could see his ribs) and bed wetting. Forget the GP take him straight to A&E as it can quickly turn into a serious condition called ketoacidosis leading to brain swelling and coma. They will admit him and start urgent insulin therapy. Please don’t delay.

Straight to doctors.

I haven't had the chance to read all of this but please keep an eye out for the 4Ts of diabetes.
Tired
Thirsty
Toilet (needing it more)
&
Thinner (lost weight)

If you are concerned at all go to A&E, get a full HbA1c blood test as soon as you possibly can.

Children with T1 diabetes can go very very poorly very quickly, many have to spend days in hospital, some extremely unwell on arrival.

Good luck

Mum of a T1

Could be diabetes insipidus, which is not 'Diabetes'. My daughter has this. Seek GP advice.

I’ve read through and it seems he had a fingerprick blood test and the results are fine 🤔
I am now thinking sinus infection or he has acid reflux .
My breath will be stinky with either of those .
I am now on omeprazole as my reflux got worse

Hate to post about this, but my nephew had same symptoms at age 2 Dr said chest infection and pump full of antibiotics, unfortunately my brother had to rush him to hospital middle of the night, found he was diabetic gave insulin, but it was to late,sadly passed away.
So I really believe the hospital is the best,even if they say the same

@naw131 op stated that the gp could also smell the odour from her dc

just throwing this out there but could it be your own sense of smell which is out of kilter? Perhaps you have sinus issues?

I didn’t realise I was talking to you, maybe you can write a post that doesn’t need inappropriate words! I was replying to the original post, why would anyone in her situation be asking medical questions on mumsnet? It’s ridiculous! I don’t care what she posted or did afterwards, in the moment that her child had those symptoms, the first thought was to post on here. Like numerous people said, get him to a gp, 111 or the hospital before it could be too late. Mumsnet is not for urgent medical advice, so wind your neck in!

As a nurse I would say GP now - it does sound like diabetes. Get tested - even if just to put your mind at rest.

Check there is nothing stuck up his nose, if not maybe coming from his stomach does he have digestive problems?

Op I've read your updates but not all replies.

Glad he's had a full check over.

But did they check up his nose? Kids have a horrid habit of sticking things up there which can't often be seen but my god - the smell!

She has .

You do realise the Op took her child too the GP two days ago?
If you can't be arsed reading the thread at least read the Op,s up dates .

You do realise this is not a medical expert site? Get him seen by a professional NOW and stop messing about writing online posts 🤷‍♀️

Could he have a dental problem?

I was diagnosed T1 at , but remembered a block of time about 8 years earlier going through a phase of being thirsty and going to the toilet every 10 mins. The symptoms must have stopped until the reappeared at 21.

i also experienced an episode of hypoglycaemic. 6 months before diagnosis. It was a really bad sore throat that took me to doctors in the end, where thirst, fatigue, etc pointed to T1.

I haven't heard about a battery acid smell connected to diabetes, I think I have heard it is a pear drops smell, but rather than asking on hear I think if you are concerned about your child's health it would be best to ask for an appointment with your GP, or practice nurse tell them your concerns and ask to have your child's blood sugar checked?

Tell me about it, 10 pages in and still getting ‘please do get an appt OP’ ‘get him tested for diabetes’. Do people really not even know about the ‘see all’ option for OP posts?!

Can we ban people who don’t bloody RTFT or at least OP’s posts? It’s infuriating. They really think that in over 24hrs from when OP first posted that no one would’ve mentioned diabetes or going to the GP until they rock up with their remarkable insight 😆