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

[MARYCLARI]

I'M A NURSE AND AS ALL OF US KNOW       NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE WE ALL SEE A CHANGE IN OUR BEHAVIOR BECAUSE WE ARE NO LONGER OBJECTIVE RE THE DISEASE. WHEN SOMEONE HAD A SEIZURE CHLID WE KNEW WITHOUT BEING TOLD  THE SAME IS TRUE FOR ME WITH DIABETES,,,A CHILD I LOVE MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF WAS DIAGNOSED 3/2 ... WE KNEW HE HAD IT FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS  IN OUR HEARTS BUT MY SISTER HELD OUT HOPE UNTIL WE COULD NOT DENY IT.
THE PHYSICIANS WERE AMAZED THAT WE BROUGHT HIM IN AS QUICKLY AS WE DID ...THEY SAID MOST TIMES THEY END UP IN ICU WHEN BROUGHT IN AS SO EFFECTED...BUT WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS WE ACTUALLY REC TO MY SISTER TO BRING HIM IN TWO DAYS BEFORE AND SHE DID TO THE ER,,,THEY SAID IT WAS A VIRUS AND HE WOULD BE FINE..SHE GOT THEM TO DO A CXR THAT WAS NEGATIVE AS HE HAS HAD HX OF PNA BEFORE SHE LEFT THE ER...LUCKILY MY SISTER RETURNED WHEN HE WAS NOT IMPROVING...THE MDs SAID IT WAS TEXT BOOK CASE AND WERE REALLY UPSET WHEN SHE TOLD THEM AT REQUEST NO LABS OR EVEN A URINE WERE DONE AS IT AS THE KETONES IN THE URINE THAT MADE THE DX DEFINATE AS WE KNOW THE SUGAR MAY BE HIGH D/T INFECTION .   I THANK GOD MY SISTER HAD INSIGHT BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT TO "ROCK THE BOAT" EVEN IF FOR THE BEST OUTCOME.
I LOOKED UP THE YOUNGEST CHILD TO HAVE DIABETES AS MY NEPHEW IS 6 YEARS OLD. I DO KNOW LAST YEAR HE DID NOT HAVE IT INDICATED PER PE DONE IN APRIL. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE READ THESE STORIES ABOUT THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE...IT IS AMAZING TO ME HOW YOUR WORLD CHANGES IN ONE DAY...THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INFORMATION

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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!