To think this is the start of type 1 diabetes

[NeuroSpicyCat]

Hand hold please.

My 13 year old son informed me tonight that he wet the bed last night.

This has never happened before.

His late father had Type 1 diabetes which started around this age.

My son also has a sore tummy (that comes and goes) and sore calves (that come and go).

He seems to have low mood also.

He's always been really thin.

My husband (his stepdad) is driving to A&E with him right now. I’m staying home with the other 4 children. (I can’t drive).

I’m autistic and scared. I’m so worried for him. AI said he is highly likely to be diagnosed given his symptoms and family history, and he’s likely to be urgently admitted to hospital.

Has anyone been in a similar situation?

👆 As per the last post

Contain yourself. Literally wetting the bed once is not a symptom that needs immediate urgent treatment in A&E.

Huh? That’s what they’re saying?!

My bad, I quoted the wrong post … I was referring to the post before that where the poster said “I really really have to contain myself in this reply, but for the benefit of anyone reading, going to A&E in a suspected Type 1 diabetes case IS THE CORRECT THING TO DO!”

Its really not the best thing to do when the child has only one wet bed 🤷‍♀️

It doesn't sound like the A&E said "go home you only wet the bed" does it? The child was there all night having tests so the medical staff obviously felt there was cause for concern.

NHS main symptoms of type 1 diabetes

• peeing more than usual
• feeling very thirsty
• feeling very tired
• losing weight quickly without trying to

Other symptoms can include:

• blurred vision
• breath that smells sweet or fruity (like nail polish remover or pear drop sweets)
• cuts and wounds taking longer to heal
• getting frequent infections, such as thrush

OP’s son had NONE of these. He wet the bed ONCE! Complete overreaction on OP’s part. I wish her, her son, and family well though. I hope she gets help with her anxiety.

This.

Not this.

I'm glad he's ok, however, I would push for some more tests (may coeliacs) as it's quite unusual for boys/men to be anemic.

You want to fill a&e with people who don't have symptoms listed by the NHS on the off chance they might have T1? Should we all get down to a&e right now just in case?

No wonder the NHS is on its knees.

I had fairly mild symptoms, i thought i had a urine infection, got an appointment with gp, who did a urine test and sent me straight to A&E, i walked in and within 10 minutes i was in resus! with DK without A. I went straight on insulin and in hospital for 6 days. The were unsure at the time but i was type 2 diabetic.
I know the likes of you would have said dont waste A&E time with a urine infection, but it was exactly where i should have been. I would never take medical advice from MN.
A&E did not send OP's son home, they obviously took his symptoms seriously which now needs following up.

I had fairly mild symptoms

That's the difference. You actually had symptoms. Ops son didn't. They kept him there for checks because they had turned up insisting something was wrong and all they found was anaemia. That could have been done at the GP surgery. Anaemia and T1 don't have the same symptoms!

Symptoms of a urine infection, not diabetes! I did have an infection but it was the underlying undiagnosed diabetes that was serious.
Ops son had symptoms of something and the hospital took her seriously. Anemia in a teenage boy is not normal

And it could have been dealt with on a trip to the GP.

A&E took OP seriously thankfully , you have no idea how urgent it was, he also had stomach ache which is a symptom of diabetes. Incontinence is also a symptom of diabetes in adolcescence.

Uneducated posters on MN should not consider themeselves gatekeepers of A&E

Please stop using genAI or Google AI summaries for health information. It can be a real source of misinformation and is causing all sorts of problems in healthcare.

Use
https://www.nhs.uk/
https://www.nhsinform.scot/

Incontinence no. Peeing more than usual yes. Stomach ache no.

Maybe click the link just posted and check out the NHS guidance. Or keep making stuff up.

https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/diabetes-and-gastroparesis stomach ache

https://confidenceclub.co.uk/blogs/news/what-can-cause-incontinence-in-teenagers

Yeah I'll stick with the NHS advice over a private company making money out of incontinence!

Stomach aches are a symptom of DKA. In fact, it was my son literally climbing up me in pain that prompted the doctor to test for type 1. Please stop pretending you know something about this serious condition which kills.

Stop pretending I know something about this?

That's actually so crass it's almost funny.

Stop digging holes, you really have no idea what you are talking about, there is research into incontinence in teenages with diabetes.

Also from Diabetes UK
"Toilet — Going to the toilet a lot to pass urine, bed wetting by a previously dry child or heavier nappies in babies. Getting up in the night to go to the toilet."

I have no idea? You really are crass funny.

Some people seem to think there's a competition for who knows best here. Nobody has the trophy for more experience or knowledge of diabetes.

What concerns me is someone (OP) getting info from AI, panicking about diabetes when that clearly wasn't the problem, taking up resources at overstretched A&E for something that could have been dealt with at a GP appointment.

But you keep your little competition with yourself going.

@MyOtherProfile
No they dont but its not up to you to tell someone they are wrong for worrying when they have experience of diabetes type 1 in a close reletive. YOU ARE THE ONE WHO IS MAKING IT A COMPETITION. i hope you are not scaring people off from getting help when they need it
NHS website
"Type 1 diabetes usually starts in children and young adults, but it can happen at any age.
You're more likely to get it if you have other problems with your immune system (autoimmune conditions), or if others in your family have type 1 diabetes or other autoimmune conditions."
They also refer parents to Diabetes UK who have bed wetting and stomach ache as a symptom.