To think this is the start of type 1 diabetes in my 4 year old?

[Hyperemesishell]

My Mum has T1 diabetes (diagnosed late aged 22)

My son drinks a lot and although not dry at night, has never soaked through his nappy. Over the past 2 weeks; more often than not he’s soaking through his happy. He eats CONSTANTLY, much much more than my older child. He’s constantly looking for thinking about or eating food. He’s not overweight at all which is surprising considering the amount he eats and he’s quite a lazy (!) child. Sleeps well but always has done (12 hours a night) recently noticed black bags under his eyes. My Dad commented he thought he’d lost weight and it does look like he’s lost around 3lbs.

Ive been doing his blood sugar over the past couple of days, these are the readings:

13th June
8.2 4pm no food since lunch
7.2 6.30pm after dinner

14th June
6.5 fasted 7.30am
12.1 6.15pm after dinner
6.1 8pm
7.0 10pm

15th June
5.7 6.30am (fasted)
9.7 10.15am after breakfast
7.0 11.15am

All the readings are within the normal range, though I can understand your concern with his other symptoms. Has he lost weight quite quickly? How's his energy levels? There's no harm in getting him tested of course, even if it's s just to put your mind at ease.

if you thin he is starting diabetes, he needs to be seen by a medical practitioner TODAY

I was always astounded at the amount of food mine could put away during a growth spurt, and they slept better too. Have you actually weighed him? He may look leaner as he's stressed.

Definitely keep an eye given the family history but it could be nothing at all.

I don't understand what you mean by "diagnosed late, aged 22"? It sounds like you think she had diabetes for a long time before she was diagnosed? Like, from childhood?

She didn't, you know. To be frank, she wouldn't have been alive at 22 if she had been diabetic through childhood and it was missed.

If you think your son has diabetes get him seen urgently. But those are not untreated T1 numbers.

See a GP sooner rather than later, especially considering the family history. My friend's ds was diagnosed around the age of 5 I think.

The post meal readings are all very normal. I’m not diabetic and my blood sugar can spike at 11 or 12 if eg I eat rice or toast.

I get why you are hyper vigilant to this if your mum has t1 (my kids dad has t1 as well and I’ve always looked out for symptoms) but it’s hard to know from what you have posted. I’d keep monitoring but only fasted bloods

With his symptoms and BGL ranging from 5.7 to 12.1 and a family history of T1DM, I’d be suspicious enough to approach his GP for investigation. Nothing to lose from getting them to do a HbA1c and see what the results are. Little ones with early signs of T1DM can deteriorate very quickly so I think you are right to ask for his GP to investigate.

Yes fairly quickly (a couple of weeks) but energy fine!

The OP has already responded on another thread that the GP has dipped the child’s wee, no glucose and blood sugars are normal.

Stop testing the poor kid.

I meant it literally how I said, diagnosed late. As in, later than average.
Not undiagnosed for years, otherwise I’d have said that.

Those numbers all look with normal range.

Thank you all for being balanced and lovely rather than berating me like so many others, I definitely shouldn’t have posted on AIBU. It’s difficult not to be hyper vigilant when you have seen a parent have repeated hypos etc. I agree they are within normal range other than the 1 anomaly, just that they seem on the ‘high side of normal’. I’ll go back to the Gp again on Monday, I just don’t want something to be missed.
Really reassuring that so many of you have said they seem normal.
I definitely have health anxiety from having a. Baby in NICU v unwell, so know that I do overly worry.

Sorry, I don’t usually check all the OP’s other threads before commenting

DDs ex has Diabetes 1 in his family but wasn't diagnosed until he was late 20s. That doesn't mean he had it all his life. It just didn't develop until then. It wasn't 'late' as diabetes can develop at any age.

Exactly.

Neither do I.

22 is not a late diagnosis age for T1. More than half of T1s are diagnosed as adults.

it doesn’t sound like your child has diabetes from his blood sugars.

Get GP to do a Hba1c test see his average BM over 3 months

Diabetes is never diagnosed by finger prick tests

@Blushingm
Mine was. Read HI
Sent to hospital

It’s an indication but 1 reading won’t diagnose - there’s more than 1 reason as to why a BM may read high

@Blushingm

Fair enough but my sugar was HI as in over 33.3 it was in fact 54 on the blood gas 🤣 and yeah thinking back they did my urine and it was full of ketones

Why are you ‘testing’ your child constantly? If you think that your child has an illness, take him to a doctor, stop sticking needles in him. That’s just borderline abusive.

Thanks for your ‘constructive’ comment. I’m taking him to the GP - again, this morning. He actually does the finger pricks himself and absolutely wouldn’t if he didn’t want to, regardless of whether I would want him to.

But he wouldn't do them if you hadn’t introduced the idea that he needs to have them. It’s not like he’s popped down to the local pharmacy to ask for some testing kits is it?