I asked my 16 year old to take a day off college tomorrow i dont know if im doing the right thimg or not

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my 16 year old started college in september was fine at first but rhe last few weeks has been extremely tired , lost weight not sure if its related or not but it has been a quick loss - she went fr size 14 trousers to size 10 in around 4-6 weeks. She has been just lying down when she gets home , too tired to go to clubs she normally goes to. She struggled to walk around shops even and that was on a saturday so no college. She sleeps well.

i took her to the gp a few days ago
and he made me feel like i was over reacting and kept asking her things like “do you have an eating disorder” . She has had a folic acid deficiency in the past and i really had to push for just a test for that an anemia. she has the blood test next week. She recently had a 5 day heart monitor on after fainting iver a year ago ( it took that long to get it) but tbh she has no symptoms of anything like that.

She is only at college three days a week today is her second day this week and she looks awful. Shes just lying on her bed and has been since 5 when she got home. She was not feeling strong enough to go to an group she normally loves tonight.

I am really concerned about her and ive told her i think she should really take tomorrow off (shes not in friday anyway) and rest. She has the blood test next wednesday.

am i just over reacting here to normal teenage things because the gp made me feel like a crazy old woman!

When I was 17 a very similar thing happened me, couldn't stop sleeping, always felt tired, could sleep for hours and hours, energy was non existent, I ate and drank all normally and lost 3 sizes in weight quite quickly and they found my thyroid wasn't working properly and I'm now on meds for life but once they kicked in wow I felt normal again

Hope DS gets seen quickly and is ok, crossing my fingers for you!

@aufolandedonmyface does your dd have a sore throat or abdominal pain?
Given her age and fatigue she may have glandular fever. You need a blood test for that.

Friend dc had extreme tiredness was glandular fever. But another was T1. Discovered after blood tests as had been tired for a while. Good luck x

Ok update we should be seeing gp today accordung to 111 and her fastung finger prick thing was 6.3

google tells me that again this is slightly high for fasting but it says not high enough for diabetes so i have no idea.

Hope you get some answers soon, OP. You’re doing all you can.

I hope it goes well at the Gp's. Sit there and refuse to move until they organise blood tests.

Loosing weight without trying is a red flag that need to be investigated.

Good luck with gp. Hope you get one that listens better than the last one.

If you need tests etc the private medical is perfect for this - much faster than the NHS. If you get a referral to anywhere ask to also get an open referral for private healthcare. Be aware, some NHS drs react badly to this, others praise and support it but this is exactly what your husband is paying his BIK tax for. You might have a small excess to pay but could be the difference between having answers within a week or 2, and uncertainty lingering past Christmas.

Unexplained weight loss was my DH's first symptom of bowel cancer, I'm sorry to say. They should be doing every test possible on her to rule this out x

Unfortunately when you have Type 1 diabetes you’re pancreas stops producing insulin, unlike Type 2 where it’s insulin sensitivity. Going up to 14mmol is unfortunately very common for those with Type 1, unless they have an insulin pump and even then it’s not always easy.
So to say someone with T1 is talking shit is widely disrespectful. Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are wildly different.

I’d definitely see the private dr today. I hope she’s ok op xx

I hope you have answers soon OP. My cousin has 3 children (all adults now) and his youngest was diagnosed T1 as a young child and is middle child within the last couple of years as an adult.

A relative in her twenties ended up in hospital after having unexpected weight gain and tiredness etc. The gp didn't taken it seriously at all. Then the staff at the hospital treated her quite badly, insisting it was anorexia no matter how often her mum told them she ate loads. It took weeks for them to finally diagnose her with Addison's disease, which is where the body can't produce enough cortisol.

It's rare and has other symptoms like salt cravings etc so I don't think your DD has it, but I'm telling the story just to show that the doctors first ignored her, then misdiagnosed her, and it took a lot of pushing and insistence to get to the real problem.

Indeed my son has gone up to late teens and still very able
And type 1,s can correct it with insulin

It doesn't have to be diabetes - it could be celiac given the history of folic acid deficiency, or any number of things. Good luck with the GP

this is what I would have said. It needs ruling out.

You have got a totally different condition to a type 1 diabetic so should not be comparing the 2 and you certainly shouldn’t be criticising information given by a type 1 diabetic as being incorrect.
You have the luxury of not have a life threatening life long autoimmune disease, type 1 don’t so I’d maybe keep your advice to type 2 diabetic questions

as a type 1 parent and a type 2 myself, it is unfair to suggest that type 2 is some kind of 'luxury'. It's still a serious condition, the hypos when on insulin are just as real and potentially life threatening, being hyper can also lead to DKA. All the eyesight, kidney, limb problems potentially experienced by type 1s are also an issue for type 2s.

Whilst I agree that many type 2s don't understand the difference - which is significant - it is unreasonable to suggest their condition is somehow OK. It isn't.

Oh what a worry for you all. I really hope your daughter gets seen today and gets on the right path to getting better.

Glandular fever ? She’s at that age where it is at its most likely. Years ago it was called “the kissing disease” because of its prevalence in teenagers

@Pickledpoppetpickle I disagree, they are totally different conditions and shouldn’t be compared and certainly shouldn’t be used to say that Type1 is speaking shit, as the pp did, when they know nothing about type 1 diabetes as they don’t have an autoimmune disease. As I said they should keep their advice to type 2 diabetes questions

Please take her back this morning to the GP and demand a test for diabetes. My friend had similar when she was your daughters age and it was type 1 diabetes

If it isn't diabetes I would ask about Crohn's. My daughter had similar symptoms - weight loss, fatigue. She also had chronic diarrhea but was too embarrassed to say. She also began to eat fussily - subconsciously she was choosing blander and mushy foods, I remember mash with gravy was one of the few things she would eat well. She did not have abdominal pain and still doesn't.

Oh I'm so glad you are getting her seen by a private GP. Make sure blood tests are taken. My friend's daughter was similar, and it was leukemia. Picked up on bloods. It's much more likely to be diabetes, but bloods needed just to rule things out.