A Mother's Perspective

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    How do you know if your kid has diabetes? What are the key things to look for? These are some of the questions you may be asking.  I thought it would be beneficial to interview my mom to get a mother's perspective on the matter.  The following are the questions I asked along with her answer:

  • How do you know if your kid has diabetes?
"It was really a buildup of a couple things.  I knew you had been losing a lot of weight quickly and you weren't very big anyway, so this raised an eyebrow.  Then after a few nights of you getting up multiple times in the night to pee, I really had a gut feeling that something was wrong. Which is why I decided to take you to the doctor to get you checked out."
  • What are the key things to look for?
"The main symptoms that you were showing and that told me something was wrong was that you were getting up multiple times a night to go pee and you were lost a lot of weight in a 2-week span.  But in general, it will probably depend from person to person the initial symptoms that they show.  The most important thing is to trust your feelings and if something seems off with your kid, it doesn't hurt to get a checkup done."

So, the main take away is to pay attention to the small things and trust your gut.  A parent's instinct seems to take control in situations like this and can catch problems before they come serious.  I'm lucky to say that I had great support from my family from the very beginning!

Another article that describes other things to look for is provided here.

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