Hello,
I am a crazy mom! LOL
My son will be 11 in Feb and was dxd at age 3. He is on an insulin pump that he went on in Aug. of 2004. We love it! (I just had to mention that)
I have a 6 yr. old daughter, as well and have had the same experience you have with your boy.
My daughter has had some what I call "out of range" or elevated BG's, as well. 177, 183, etc. and then she will have normal BG's. We thought about having the antibody test done on her, but decided against it for 3 reasons:
1. we will have to hold her down while she kicks and screams while blood is taken
2. if it is positive, I will be waiting and wondering WHEN "it" (diabetes) will come
3. I WILL see the symptoms
My son's endo said that the insulin production would have to slow down by 80% to really see steady highs and we both agree that I will see the symptoms and I will continue to do what I have been doing...test her when I notice she is peeing a lot, very thirsty or just very cranky or not herself.
Okay, now to the peeing thing.
My daughter went through this phase where she LITERALLY went EVERY 5 minutes and I would test her BG and it would be normal. I even thought she might have a bladder infection, but she did not. This may sound mean to some people, but I started ignoring it...Sure, if it had gone on and not stopped, I would have sought additional medical advice, but I stopped commenting on it, while still testing her BG from time to time. I thought possibly it was a nervous problem OR maybe she had the feeling of not getting it all out. I stopped making a big deal about it and stopped asking her questions and if she had to go 6 times after putting her to bed, fine (I said, if you have to go pe, get up go and then go back to bed) and you know what? It stopped. She no longer goes every 5 minutes.
To add to that, my son went through the same thing. I am unsure at what age, but I do know that he had already been diagnosed, so I would think "high BG" but then he wouldn't be high when tested, so I had him checked for infection and it was neg. so I ignored it and it subsided.
Believe me, I am not the type of mom to ignore symptoms, nor take them lightly. I was the one who insisted my son be tested for diabetes when his doc said, "Some kids ask for a lot to drink for attention." (We changed pediatricians right after that.)
You go with your Mommy gut feeling. I am not telling you to ignore symptoms...I just wanted to share my story.
When Brianna was going pee every 5 min., I was a basket case! I kept worrying about what it could be and then I stopped even talking about it and it stopped.
Whew! I can blab or write...sorry so long-winded!
Take care:)
SS
I am not a physician, but a volunteer and the mom of a type 1 diabetic. I understand your fear for your other children; I have friends that have gone though the same feelings. There are several things I would suggest.
The first is I would discuss your fears with your daughter's endocrinologist, he can tell you the range that would be appropriate for your 6 yr old. YOu can also ask him about having your son tested to see if he is developing diabetes. There are several tests that can be done including a genetic test to see if he has the gene that predisposes him to diabetes. It does NOT mean that he will get diabetes.
The other thing that I would suggest is getting involved with a support group. You can contact Juvenile diabetes research foundation by going to www.JDRF.org. Your daughter