What would you do? 9 year old possible UTI

[Jourdain11]

Hiya, this should probably go in Health but I'm hoping to pick up a few replies here. I'm worried that my 9 year old daughter may have a UTI - sorry for tmi, but has been bedwetting, having accidents and says it "stings". She doesn't cope well with physical discomfort and we're on the edge of meltdown mode, so I really want to get whatever it is sorted ASAP.

Problem is, GP is running only vaccine clinics this PM and the thought of taking her to a walk-in is not appealing on many counts!

She's had unsweetened cranberry juice and is drinking plenty, but if she needs antibiotics I'd rather she got them sooner than later.

Any ideas? I'm drawing a bit of a blank!

@Jourdain11 - current thinking is that T1 is the result of a genetic predisposition, followed by an environmental trigger (possibly viral but this isn't known).

Pretty sure that early on, it seemed that "diabetics" featured strongly in covid stats, but the type of diabetes was not included in the reports. T2s so often have other health issues (esp weight) and more recently it seems that T1 with well-controlled BG is no more likely than the general population to get seriously ill.

My DD was - in retrospect - unwell for several months before dx with the drinking/wetting bed/amazingly hungry only really becoming apparent in the last couple of weeks before being diagnosed. Her behaviour was FOUL (and still not great when high). I can't remember her being unwell with any virus in the months before. Dx early June & behaviour in decline from before the Xmas before.

PM me if you like! It's a bit of a bumpy ride at the beginning. I was completely clueless as to how serious things were... e.g. because my DD was hungry when we left the GP - being sent straight to the hospital - we stopped at home and she had a lovely snack of crumpets with honey. Washed down with hot choc.

That was my understanding too! I didn't notice the excessive thirst because, although she was drinking lots, I do the same in winter (I think it is a reaction to the heating or something!). I did laugh at the nice snack. God, the food is a bloody headache though. Not made easier by the fact that DD1 is a hugely fussy eater.