Youngest person DX with Diabetes type 1?

[pumpgirl03]

Does anyone know how old the youngest person was who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes?

Also how old the youngest kid was who recieved an insulin pump?

Pumpgirl 03

[venustiana]

Hi, everybody. These are amazing stories. Made me think of my mom. I think she is the greatest mom in the world. When I was 17 months old I got very sick with a cold. Since I wasn't getting any better my parents took me to the pediatrician. As soon as she saw me she said follow me to the hospital. I was diagnosed with diabetes. At that time (1964) doctors didn't know much about juvenile diabetes so they treated me as an adult. After 2 months in the hospital they told my parents that they couldn't guarantee that I would make it to 5 yrs old, but if I did the average lifetime for me was 20 yrs. That had to be the hardest thing for my mom to hear. Well, I'm 46 yrs old now thanking God every day for every new day I get. Growing up my sugar  was always  out of control but I was very healthy. Doctors could not  understand. I had laser surgery back in 1991 for rethinopathy and my eyes are doing very well. Now, I'm ok but I was just diagnosed with celiac disease and gerd. So it's hard to find things to eat. No wheat, barley, pastas, caffeine, sugar fried and acidic foods. I also suffer of arthritis. But I still feel blessed by God. I try not to complain because I believe that things happen for a reason and there is always somebody in worst conditions. So everybody out there HANG IN THERE and try to have a positive attitude.oh, and have FAITH. (that's my secret formula)

[brandi246]

Where do you live? I had a pediatric endo for 18 years and thought he was terrific. I'm from Canton, Ohio. One thing my mom would tell me is that you have to be persistent when you feel something isn't right with your child and their diabetes.( She was refering to how scared she was raising me as a diabetic diagnosed at 9 months). It can mean life and death.You sound like your child had a close-call. It can be too close for comfort when things arn't right with your childs insulin regimin. Please keep being a sqeeky wheel when it comes to your DR and your child. Keep the DR aware of ANY changes you notice and send blood sugars via email to have responses sent back for adjustments needed without making a DR's appointment. I practice this now in my 36th year of JD.Take Care!

[ngray29]

It sometimes seems like my family is the only one going through this and it is a reminder that we are not alone, my son was diagnosed at age 2 and has had type 1 diabetes for almost 2 years without too much trouble until yesterday, yesterday his blood sugar went down to 22 and he lost consciousness a  couple times.  We were able to get it up before the ambulance arrived and decided to take him to an urgent care clinic, thinking he was out of the woods, on the way there his blood sugar went back down to 56 from 140 and he started nodding off again.  When we arrived at the urgent care they got him right in and called his endo who said to change his sliding scale for the morning and sent him home, we are now absolutely terrified of low blood sugars and wish we could switch endo's but his is the only pediatric endo in the area.

[myself486]

My son was born with a low sugar and the doctors were well aware that something was not going accordingly. He stayed in the hospital initially7=8 days which should have been a warning sign and a great indicator. He was released and was having a lot of symptoms that mirrored Type 1 Juvenille symptoms. We kept going back to the hospital and even though we insisted something was wrong and specifically asked the doctor who delivered him when we went to the clinic for baby checkups and my wife to be checked up and the fact that my son didn't feel well the doctor was more concerned about birth control for some apparent reason and he worked in a Christian hospital. My son was finally after many trips to the hospital in very grave health and we insisted that he be hospitalized. The PA who admitted him didn't even come back to see him that night even though my son was suffering and in a state of grave illness. He finally saw the doctor in the morning after the hospital staff wouldn't even do anything for my sons suffering or symptoms. The hospital could not get any blood for a blood test when they finally figured out that he was in despair. We drove our son 3 1-2 hours without the staff telling us our sons sugar was 1097 and when we arrived 1109. My son suffered a stroke and was in a coma for 3 days his brain had swelled. He was finally released he now has hypothyriodism and had celiac disease and is on blood pressure medice to protect his kidneys. These complications were accelerated do to the initial care he received. I am refered to above as myself486.

[myself486]

Mu son was diagnosed with type 1 juvenille diabetes at age of 5 weeks but we believe he was born with it at birth because his blood sugar was very low and at age of 5 weeks he was diagnosed with type 1 juvenile diabetes. He is now 9 years old.

[brandi246]

I am 36 yrs old and was diagnosed at 9 months old with juvenille diabetes. In 1973, I was the youngest diagnosed, in Ohio, that I know of,or as told to my parents at that time. I developed hypothyroid disease at 7 yrs old and diagnosed when I was 8 yrs old. I began wearing the insulin pump in 1996, after being sick of taking 6-8 shots of insulin per day. Today, in 2009, I'm in good health with minimal diabetic complications. I was soo happy to see this sight and hear people discussing this subject.