3 years ago today we were at the hospital anxiously waiting to find out whether or 7 month old daughter Olivia had Leukemia or Type 1 Diabetes. She was so sick and so fragile. Very dehydrated, eyes sunk in, limp as a rag doll. SO SCARY. We thanked God after finding out that our child did have diabetes and not leukemia. Not that diabetes isn't serious but wow, leukemia, I can't imagine. Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease where she has developed antibodies that attack and kill all her islet cells in her pancreas that produce insulin. Without insulin she would die. Thank you God that you allowed her to live and that with insulin she can live for hopefully a very long time. It could have been much worse. The signs for Type 1 Diabetes are urinating a lot, drinking a lot of liquids, not feeling well, losing weight. If you see any of these signs in your child take them in immediately and hopefully they will not get as sick as Olivia did. Because she was an infant, these signs were hard for us to see. We will continue to pray for a cure and that we can keep her blood sugars under control (which is hard to do) so that her body will not succumb to the many complications diabetes can have on the body. We love you little girl and are thankful you are in our lives.
3 years ago today we were at the hospital anxiously waiting to find out whether or 7 month old daughter Olivia had Leukemia or Type 1 Diabetes. She was so sick and so fragile. Very dehydrated, eyes sunk in, limp as a rag doll. SO SCARY. We thanked God after finding out that our child did have diabetes and not leukemia. Not that diabetes isn't serious but wow, leukemia, I can't imagine. Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease where she has developed antibodies that attack and kill all her islet cells in her pancreas that produce insulin. Without insulin she would die. Thank you God that you allowed her to live and that with insulin she can live for hopefully a very long time. It could have been much worse. The signs for Type 1 Diabetes are urinating a lot, drinking a lot of liquids, not feeling well, losing weight. If you see any of these signs in your child take them in immediately and hopefully they will not get as sick as Olivia did. Because she was an infant, these signs were hard for us to see. We will continue to pray for a cure and that we can keep her blood sugars under control (which is hard to do) so that her body will not succumb to the many complications diabetes can have on the body. We love you little girl and are thankful you are in our lives.
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That little beauty is a fighter, but nonetheless, I hope a cure is on its way!!
Heather, Are the blood sugar levels hard to keep under control because she is so little? Will this get easier as she gets older?
P.S. We are thankful she is in our lives, too. She's a wonderful gift from God.
Annie,
Yes, because Olivia is growing a lot it is hard to keep them level. I heard that it seems to be a bit easier for older kids and adults because they aren't growing as fast or at all. Although with all the hormones women have she will have trouble with that always. She will always have highs and lows but hopefully when she is older it won't be as often and maybe by then there will be a cure and we won't have to worry about it.
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