A new hope...

[ukcstokie]

Last October my middle son, 12, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (and just a reminder: Type 1 is not the one caused by lifestyle).

When I say "diagnosed", I mean he was rushed to hospital in an ambulance, and spent almost a week there, and initially was in a life threatening situation.

Since then, he's adapted well. Incredibly well. There are difficult times for sure (Christmas and Easter for a start). But he's living well without sugar. Hypos (where blood sugar levels go too low are getting rarer now - maybe only a couple of times a week).

Anyhow, he woke me up today, genuinely excited to tell me about:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35847271

My final thought - and it's bloody important one: we called the doctor for my son after we became concerned for my son's health. He seemed to be suffering from a stomach bug - couldn't keep down food and felt sick. Wanted water and seemed to have lost weight.

Keep an eye out for that, especially in kids. A stomach bug turned out to be life threatening (and now changing) Type 1 Diabetes. Yes, I know it won't happen to you or your family. Sure. But it could.

And just to add, what a wonderful job the medical staff did for my son. I will be forever grateful.

[mumf]

Thanks for that ray of hope matey , and I am sure that within a few years greater strides in medical science will improve the condition even further .

Great hope and wishes for the future .

[lawrieleslie]

Stokie I really hope and pray that this is the break through in "curing" type 1 diabetes. The Mrs is a T1 and has been for over 40 years, she is now 59. She is fit and active and has never let diabetes completely control her life because she has kept on top of it. She is a good kayaker, cycles and is a member of the local tap dancing group. She injects four times a day which gives her very good control over blood sugar level and rarely goes above 10. She read about this breakthrough with tears in her eyes knowing that it could spell the end of this disease but also aware that, for her, it's come a generation too late to help her.
Good luck to your lad mate.