hi,
based on the information you have given it is not possible to diagnose wether he has diabetes or not. it has to be diagnosed very systematically.
reasearches have shown that it can take upto 9 years for type 1 diabetes to present after the triggering exposure. presence of anti islet cell antibodies and GAD antibodies does suggest that he has predisposition to develop type 1 or maybe it is in early stages.
the best way to go about is to do a GTT which again is not confirmatory and make sure you control the diet.
this might or might not be diabetes but for sure he is high risk to develop one so the first thing would be to control diet.
see a ped endo and discuss your case
Hey! I think you might want to see another doctor, and get a second opinion. It sounds like your kid's got diabetes.
I don't think it is diabetes insipidus. I looked it up and it talked about the abnormal urine sample results. He had a complete UA. All of it was good. It also said that the person's blood sugar is unaffected. His blood sugars are high on a consistent basis ( we get at least 1 high one a day but usually more than that). I read someplace if you catch Type 1 early that the pancreas works sporadically giving you the blood sugars like my son has. I also read that the postprandial readings spike first before you get the fasting blood sugar changes. That is what is going on with him. Plus he still has the antibodies test for two antibodies that are positive. Does this sound like a possibility? Especially with the lab results for the anitbodies.
Look into diabetes insipdious, that is a strong possibility with his constant thirst.
They haven't looked into diabetes insipidus because they said since he has the antibodies for the type 1. I've been told that he may be in early stages but not by a doctor.
Have they looked into diabetes insipidus?
It sure sounds like diabetes and considering the roller coaster he's been with the results and the glasses situation I wouldn't be surprise if he was already diabetic from the very beginning. Make sure you get a good pediatric endo.. Good luck!
No, none of us here are doctors but other diabetics so we can't diagnose your son. However, unfortunately, yes, it does sound like he has diabetes. The A1C is only an average and would balance out both lows and highs. His fasting might be normal but it sounds like food raises his blood sugar much higher than would be normal for someone without diabetes. It sounds as well as if he is experiencing significant lows. I'm sorry you went through him having a seizure; I know that must have been frightening.
I'm glad you are going to a pediatric endo soon. Let us know how it turns out. Also PM me if you want a couple other websites where you can talk to many more people with diabetes.
Zoe