D.F.
L.,
Thank you so much for posting this and alerting everyone to this very real danger. My little brother was diagnosed at 5, and we had no idea what was going on either. He got sick and just wouldn't get better. He lost 14 pounds in 2 days. His blood sugar was over 900 when we finally took him to the hospital, and had he fallen asleep at any point he probably never would have woken up ever again. It is terribly scary. Another sign I would like to point out for parents of infants is recurring yeast infections especially in boys (girls get them for lots of other reasons, so it's not a big of an alarm when they get them, but it still never hurts to get them checked)when they're not on an antibiotic of any sort. If there is any parent out there that even thinks there is a slight possibility that their child has diabetes, don't hesitate to get them tested. It's better to get tested and find out they're fine than to wait because this is a disease that can sneak up on you and get out of hand very quickly. Good luck to you and your daughter. It's a very manageable disease, but can cause a lot of frustration too. Today, my brother is 15 and very healthy, he's even getting ready to try out an insulin pump which seems to be a good option for a lot of kids when they get a bit older. There is so much research and so much progress being made in this area every year, that it's very possible that there could be a breakthrough in treatment or even a cure in our lifetime.
