Diabetes in toddlers advice

[Harry011]

I’m making an a appointment for daughter tomorrow with the doctors. She’ll be 2 in November and I’m becoming so concerned that she might have diabetes. She has a few symptoms, she drinks loads and I mean an excessive amount and she Wees incredibly a lot, to the point she’s having 3 bottles of drink a night and having her nappy changed 3 times a night but still wetting through it. I thought it was normal the amount she drinks and weed because she’s been doing it for about 5 months but I keep getting people telling me wow she does drink and wee a lot, I just can’t tell if it’s normal or not. She is also hungry a lot and snacks a lot but she doesn’t actually eat a lot. Her poo is always solid even though she drinks so much. She gets tired a lot but she won’t give in because she feels like she’s going to miss out on something. I was just wondering if anyone else has been through something similar and if it turned out not to be diabetes. As they say it usually comes on quickly and she’s been going through this for about 5 months but it is getting worse. Any advice would be great thank you! Erica xo

Has she had weight loss too OP?

What is she drinking?

My DD drank loads of juice and I was worried and the Doctors told me to give her plain water and within in 24 she was drinking less.

Hi OP

I think the GP appointment is a good idea as diabetes can be very serious, especially in small children.

However, it's reassuring your DD has been drinking/weeing this way for several months as I understand that children tend to get very sick pretty quickly with type 1 diabetes.

How come she's drinking 3 bottles of fluid every night? Do you get up and make them for her? Is it just water or juice/milk?

If she is drinking 3 bottles of milk a night then I would dilute the milk with water overnight which will make her hungrier during the day so she won't be as hungry overnight. The fact that she is not eating much during the day makes me think it's not diabetics but rather her filling up with milk overnight. It's fairly common and my son used to drink 2.5 bottles of milk overnight, and my DD1 would drink a pint just before bed which would obviously mean their nappies were soaking and my son was changed multiple times a night.
If she is drinking 3 bottles of water overnight and not eating during the day then I would advise a GP visit.

How did they appointment go @Harry011