ohh deer i am so sorry to hear that and may i ask what her a1c was
i will pry for you and her
He didn’t run a A1C he said he would leave that to the pediatric endo.
ok thanks i will pray for you and famely
Thank you! I appreciate it.
np aney time
Just wanted to update those that commented on my first post. I know some of you also helped me with my second question as well and already know. And helped me along the way. Yesterday we got our dx. My daughter had type 1 diabetes but she is in the very early stages. Only 2 units of lantus each morning for now.
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As a parent of a T1, I am glad you got your answer, but sad this was the answer. The hypothyroid problem would have been a “cleaner” diagnosis. Hang in there, catching it so early is great, you are clearly a very observant parent.
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Thank you so very much. I was very upset by the dx. But atleast now I know what we are dealing with and can work on helping her
I’m sorry it’s Type 1, but am glad you caught it so extremely early!
I’m sorry Christina to hear of your daughter’s diagnosis, although it is good to know what is going on. I wanted to drop something else in here, since I know some folks are reading it and there is some (relatively) new info out on the “stages” of Type 1 DM (including in children). The long and the short of it is, there is movement toward acceptance that Type 1 can come with “presymptomatic” phases that appear very much like “pre-diabetes” in adults. The only way to tell the difference between pre-diabetes (early Type 2) and Stage 1 or 2 Type 2 is with auto-antibody tests.
Ok, I’m going to drop a statement and study here which may answer one of the underlying questions coming up in a few different threads here of late. A 2015 article proposes that there is such a thing as “Presymptomatic Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus,” and it appears that ADA, JDRF, and other bodies are moving toward accepting the standard. The important bit is that Type 1 is proposed to occur in three stages:
Stage 1: two or more positive autoantibody tests and normoglycemia, with no symptoms.
Stage 2: two or more positive autoantibody tests and impaired glucose metabolism, with no symptoms.
Stage 3: two or more positive autoantibody tests with impaired glucose metabolism and symptoms.
The reason why this is important is because of the way “impaired glucose metabolism” is defined by the ADA and in the linked article. They use the same standards for diagnosing prediabetes (>100mg/dL or 110mg/dL fasting glucose; >140mg/dL 2 hour OGTT; >200mg/dL random or 30,60,90 OGTT).
What this actually means is that the presence of more than one autoantibody associated with Type 1 diabetes is diagnostic in itself, although the symptoms may take 5 to 10 years to develop. Having bloodwork showing “prediabetic” levels in a child should absolutely not be a reason to not test for autoantibodies. If the comprehensive (five or six tests) come back negative, or only one test is positive, then the child (or adult) should be monitored if they show no symptoms.
I’m glad you all posted and I started digging into this. It’s important to keep up with ever-changing standards of care and diagnostic criteria.
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