Well my 11yo goes to the DR

[jeggeman31]

Well my 11yo son heads to the DR tomorrow to find out if he also is diabetic. He has been running bs about 160 and is having the thirst, peeing alot and other things that come with it.


Lets hope for the best.

[am1977]

Hey,

I hope your son is all right. I know you must be worried, but it's better to get these things checked out to make sure he is ok. Better to be safe ;)

Please let us know what happens...we'll be thinking of you both .

Take care :)

[BeadieJay]

Jim, I hope your son will be okay. Let us know how he gets on.

[gettingby]

Hi Jim,
I know that it's hard on you to think your son may have diabetes. It's best to go ahead and find out now then to wait. I'm sure everything will be ok. Remember, either way, we are here for you. :D Let us know what happens.

[Cinnabon]

You are in my thoughts... Please let us know.

[nantomsuethom]

Jim, my thoughts are with you and your family. I hope everything turns out ok.

[buzzborne]

Jim, I hope that everything turns out a-ok with your son, it must be a worrying time for you all. All the best, you are in my thoughts and prayers.

[CarlyesHope]

Jim,

Carlye and I will keep you in our thoughts....We hope things turn out okay

Kelly

[soremom]

Jim, since I was in the position a few months ago and still worry, I know what you are going through and how hard it is. I am hoping it turns out the same for you as it did for me. At one point, I took a reading of over 200 on Tyler and all his test came back normal. Every once and a while, he will have a higher reading than I would like. I only test randomly right now. He also seemed to peeing more and drinking more than normal. After the results, I figured I made it worse because I was obsessing (?) over it. I hope this turns out to be the same.

My thoughts and prayers will be with you and your son tomorrow.

Kim

[Zokes]

Jim,

Good luck with your boy. Hope it turns out well. God bless.

[zookeeper671]

Hoping he's ok, Jim. Best wishes.

[Dewey]

Jim,

I know it must worry you, especially with him showing symptoms. I sure hope he's alright. Here's hoping he doesn't have Diabetes, but if he does, he's in the best hands possible. :thumbsup: Please let us know, and good luck!

[Eri's mom]

Praying all turned out well....

[jeggeman31]

Thanks all. We go to the DR at 4pm today so as soon as we get any results back I will let you all know also. You guys (gals) are a great group of people.

[dixiepixie64]

Jim, I am so sorry to hear about your son having symptoms of diabetes. Let us know when you get back from the appointment today.

[jeggeman31]

Let us know when you get back from the appointment today.

Well I go from the DR office to work, and work until 630am tomorrow so I will update you tomorrow with what the DR said


Again thanks

[gettingby]

Will continue to keep my xxxfingersxxx (fingers crossed). :D

[KickStart101]

I'm also sad :( to hear that your Son has symptoms of D. But with Kim's
Son's outcome I'm hopeful that things turned out okay for your Son too.
If not, it sure is better to know sooner than later. If he is taught to
be responsible with the pump then he should be on a good track. Plus he has his Dad to help:)......here's, not knowing but hoping that he's Very Okay. :)

[jeggeman31]

Well first off thank you ALL for your well wish's. What a great group of people.
They have sent my son out to see an ENDO as my sons DR has said he is diabetic. We sat down and had a long talk yesterday with him. He is understanding things a little better. I tell you that boy wants his bs checked every hour on the hour now. I am going to have to hide the meter and strips or he will wipe me clean out of money with all the test strips he will use :D

[gettingby]

Jim,
I know that finding this out wasn't easy but at least now you know. With your knowledge and support from your friends here, everything will turn out just fine. We are here for you and your family. :)

[Eri's mom]

Sorry to hear about that, Jim :( I know it's not easy hearing that, but at least the two of you can battle this together :)

Not to get o/t or anything, but how long were the symptoms there b/f he was dx'd? The endo's told me that my youngest was "brewing" diabetes a couple of years ago. She normally keeps a regular reading, occassionaly high ones(for her, the 300's) and then a few lows, but nothing that is constant.
Eri was 6 when dx'd, Elle is now 7, I know that makes no difference, but was just wondering.

[am1977]

Jim,

So sorry to hear your news :( . That must have been hard to take.

But on the positive side, at least it was caught early before he got really sick, I think he's much better off that way. Also, he's a very lucky boy, b/c he has you to teach him and to motivate him. He'll know that he's not alone and he knows that if he has questions, he has you there for him. I think that's going to help tremendously. :thumbsup: . Not to mention that he will motivate you to take care of yourself as well...you want to be a good example for him ;)

I know we all wish that this wasn't the case, but he will be ok. Give it some time, things will be fine. I'd also suggest encouraging him to learn all he can, join a support group, and take care of himself. Try to stress how important his health is.

Good luck, Jim, and do hang in there :)

[KickStart101]

Well Darn it Jim. Sorry to hear that. We were all hoping it wouldn't be so.
A Big Hug to both of you. I'd like to ruffle your Son's hair, he sounds like a Cool Guy. He also sounds like Nancy's Thomas. :D(me thinks she hid the
meter on him finally :D. j/k Nancy ;) ).
I'm glad you's had a long chat and I'm hoping he's feeling better, at least a little. Although it usually takes some time to actually except it, with every-one's help and best wishes, I'm sure you will both do okay or better. Good
Luck!!! :)

[jeggeman31]

Sorry to hear about that, Jim :( I know it's not easy hearing that, but at least the two of you can battle this together :)

Not to get o/t or anything, but how long were the symptoms there b/f he was dx'd? The endo's told me that my youngest was "brewing" diabetes a couple of years ago. She normally keeps a regular reading, occassionaly high ones(for her, the 300's) and then a few lows, but nothing that is constant.
Eri was 6 when dx'd, Elle is now 7, I know that makes no difference, but was just wondering.

Well his symptoms have been on going for about a 6 months. And it never dawned on me until he started complaining about his eye sight and the eye dr said he had 20/20 whe she tested him. Then things started clicking and I was like HELLO.

[zookeeper671]

So sorry to hear of the news, but it truly is a blessing that you discovered it early on. He's in good hands with you to guide him. :)

[nantomsuethom]

Wow Jim, I am so sorry to hear that your son has diabetes. There really is no possitive here but atleast he knows a little about it from watching you and he has a great support person right there at home with him.

(me thinks she hid the meter on him finally . j/k Nancy :D ).
As much as I try he somehow finds one to use :- .

Hopefully he will slow down on his testing. I have told Thomas that he is going to have to use his own money for strips if he tests more than 15X a day ;) . His doctor wrote a script for 15-20X a day, so the insurance gives us 2000 strips every 3 months.
Have they started your son on any meds yet?

[dixiepixie64]

Well ****, Jim. I guess that is one (of many) of the bad things about diabetes...the symptoms are pretty unmistakeable once you know how to recognize them. It's good you were able to catch it before he became really ill. Sounds like your son is in great hands though and you two will be able to learn to pump together perhaps :)

[soremom]

Jim, I was really hoping things turned out for the best for you, I am so sorry they didn't. Atleast he won't be going it alone and you already know alot about this disease, not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing, lol. I think that will help you deal a little better with the shock of everything. Since it was caught early, it doesn't sound as if we will have to be hospitalized which I think is nice.

I know the mental anguish, to a degree, that you are going through. We always feel so responsible for our kids. I know my parents went through that when my sister and I were diagnosed 4 months a part. As far as we knew, there was no T1s in the family. But I looked at my getting gestational and then T1 as a blessing. I was diagnosed before things were out of control and landed in DKA and so did my sister. I know that doesn't help, but hang in there and you know we are here for you

Good luck to you and your son. I know you will do fine, eventually. I can't remember, how old is your son? Just curious, sorry to ask.

Kim

[CarlyesHope]

Jim,

I'm sorry to hear about your son, I know that as a parent, I would rather die a million deaths than to put my child through anything like this. I know you are an "expert" by now, but Carlye is 12 so if/when your son wants/needs to talk with someone his age, she is here... she checks in faithfully everyday.

Kelly

[Funnygrl]

So sorry to hear your bad news. At least they caught it early and he doesn't have to be in the hospital or anything. Does he have type 1? Are they going to do anything until the endo appointment?

[Cinnabon]

As hard as it may seem, friend, I was there 22 yrs ago, me being the child with Diabetes and my parents being absolutely lost with my diagnosis. This great force makes us strong. I consider your son EXTREMELY lucky to have you by his side. So head on with this problem and I have this gut feeling he will be great! We are all here to help with everything & anything we can.

[soremom]

Just wondering how your son is making out. Every time I look at my little one, I think of your son. I hope things are going well, as well as can be under the circumstances. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Kim

[jeggeman31]

Just wondering how your son is making out.

He is doing good. Thanks for asking. He is keeping his chin up and taking this like a good sport. Very egar to learn how to poke himself, how to run the bs meter and everything else that comes along with it. He reads each and every food label at school and won't eat anything that has 10 grams or more of sugar. For some reason he got that number stuck in his head and that is what he goes by. He is being a great sport about it all.

[gettingby]

Jim,
I think it's great that your son has such a positive outlook on this. I know alot of kids who wouldn't. He has a wonderful role model in you to look to and follow. Know that we will help in any way we can. That's what "family" is for and that's what we are: Your "online family". :D

[Cielo]

That really is amazing that he is confronting this head on. A lot of other young kids would deny it and ignore it hoping it'd go away. Or they'd hide it at school and the like but your son is being extremely mature and responsible in his approach. I can only attribute that reaction to being raised by such a responsible and loving family. Many props to you all. :thumbsup:

[sparkle9]

Jim,

Your son sounds like a terrific kid. I know he'll be able to manage this with you to help him.

Sparkle

[jeggeman31]

Thank you all for your kind words, thoughts and prayers.