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?

With a family history and a obvious awareness of it I'm surprised there was no monitoring equipment in the house tbh.

You need to get a grip. It isn't a medical emergency. All this hysteria won't fo your son any good whatsoever. Why didn't you just book an appointment with your GP.

It can be .

Read here
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/diabetes/type-1-diabetes-in-children

here
https://www.choa.org/parent-resources/diabetes/signs-of-type-1-diabetes

and here
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21500-type-1-diabetes

Additionally OP’s child has family history of T1 factor

If you have any concerns with a child, even if it turns out it is a UTI (also common in hot weather), you should always err on the side of seeking medical attention. Every nurse/doctor I have seen in A&E has said this. They’d rather have their time wasted on a routine illness than risk a child dying or being seriously ill.

You did the right thing. Hope he is feeling a little better this morning having been seen.

This literally backs up what I said. OP’s DS has
none of those symptoms. Furthermore, the increased chances of T1D with a diabetic parent is somewhere between 1 and 9%

It could be an emergency - even if it is not diabetes (a hypo for which, when untreated or managed can kill, by the way) it may ‘only’ be a UTI… which can lead to kidney failure if not treated. Unless you are medically trained and have actually seen the patient yourself, you are not qualified to say its not urgent.

None of the symptoms? Can you read?

I guess comprehension isn’t your strongest skill

As a type 1 diabetic any time I have been in A&E I have mine done the moment I book in at reception on every visit.

Well that’s embarrassing for you. It’s not my reading that’s the issue. Yours, on the other hand….. Please point to which of these symptoms from the resource YOU shared OP has said her DS displays? He has had a single bed wetting incident with NO increased urination.

I said “read”, not just look at the picture/diagram

can you actually click on the links and read?

No wonder the A& E system has broken down.

I'm sure A&E would rather rule out someone who could potentially have high blood sugar which would put them at risk ofcgoing into DKA then not seeing them and it being fatal

Anyway, I’ll bow out. As a parent of a child with rare illness who’ for years been on receiving end of gaslighting both from general public and medical professionals, I’m all up fior educating the ignorant of course, however…

This thread illustrates all that’s wrong with modern society and wide access to social media.

OP, good luck!

No - the A&E system is broken down because of 20 years of underfunding in the NHS, including the inability to get same day GP appointments which might have been an option for OP.

20 years ago it we would not have been shaming a concerned mother for feeling that her child needed to be seen urgently. And, like I say, every medical professional that I know who works in the NHS says the same thing… you do not take chances with a child, who, btw will be seen in the paediatric A&E so if you’re worried about the drunks and other adult time wasters, they’ll be totally fine.

Many hospitals have separate child A&Es which can be quite a lot faster.

So, you didn’t properly review the resources YOU shared and you think that’s a me issue. 🤣 Thanks for sharing info that backed up my point.

Type 1is extremely hereditary. My brother has it and so does my youngest son. Through ancestry. com we have found relatives in previous generations who died young of 'sugar disease'.
My brother and son were both diagnosed at 14
Your son is in the best place. They will stabilise him and he'll be out in a few days. My son received brilliant care from the juvenile diabetes team . Part of his immediate care was home based. They sent a team out to us and the consultant visited us at home. My brother is 58 and healthy. My son is 31, married with 2 children and healthy. We hope the children escape it but we are aware that it may affect one of them .

I guess politeness isn't your strongest point.

The A&E system has broken down in part by years of underfunding and the fact that since Covid it’s impossible to get a same day face to face appointment with a GP. And it’s more than possible that had OP rung her GP with the same concerns, she would have been signposted to A&E anyway.

My son was taken in by ambulance. They did a blood test immediately. Blood sugar should be between 4 and 7. My sons was 33. They tested the blood in the room. It wasn't necessary to send it anywhere . They asked me if we had anyone in the family with type 1. We did.

Blood sugar results are instant.

Tbf when i was sent by gp to a&e with high blood sugar, they came and got me in resus within 10 minutes. I had DKA without A undiagnosed diabetes and an infection

If your son wet the bed on Tuesday night, how come you weren't aware of it till last night?

This is the type of situation where you book a doctors appointment and discuss it with a GP. A&E for bedding wetting - I've heard it all now.

One finger prick test from a nurse which only gives glucose levels at the time of the test. Asked to wait to see a doctor as more tests (likely HbA1c) may be necessary. How has it been ‘all but ruled out ?