Type 1 Diabetes Signs & Symptoms

Update time!  Amelia had a great day today!  When Dr. Duncan came in at 7:30 this morning he said she was healthy enough to go home… HOWEVER, he said we had to stay a bit longer so we could 100% familiarize ourselves with all of our new responsibilities.  We’re getting there!  It’s a lot! 😅

I’ve gotten quite a few messages asking how we knew something was up with her so I’ll go ahead and share.  Amelia has never had a single health issue.  We rarely go to the doctor except for well visits.  About a week ago she started asking for lots to drink.  On Friday night I saw her get into the fridge and come back with apple juice like three times and told her to slow down and have some water.  On Saturday night we went to a friend’s house and she had a great time playing… that night she came into our room and asked if she could take a shower because she thought she was sweating a lot.  Turns out she had an accident (which she hasn’t had since she was 2) and it was like, the entire bed. I thought it was weird but was like well maybe she was hitting the capri suns hard at our friend’s house and I didn’t notice.  The next night came and another accident happened… so I started googling.  Usually this is bad for me to do, hello hypochondria lol, but I saw some of the symptoms and thought hmm she kinda has some of those. When the 3rd night came and she was up once an hour to go to the bathroom and came out begging for water, I decided to take her to the doctor first thing.

Other symptoms are hunger, fatigue and weight loss.  She would get off the bus every day saying, "I’m sooo tired," and then come in the house and say, "I’m sooo hungry.” I didn’t think much of those comments because that’s just kids right? I did notice last week that I thought she looked slimmer but another thing I also considered “normal” since she could have had a growth spurt or could have seen effects from the healthy lunches I’ve been packing for her all this year. When Dr. Google included these symptoms as well I knew something was up. 🤔

Steve really wanted to stay the night with her and as much as I hated leaving there tonight, I was glad that Steve would be able to spend special time with her and keep learning the ropes with her. Juliet is fast asleep at home and will go to school again tomorrow. She misses her sister but knows she is at the doctor to get all better!

We should be heading home tomorrow sometime, yay, and if all goes well she will go to school on Friday. Doc said he wants her to resume her normal routine as soon as she can!

Thanks again for all of the messages and prayers, we have been feeling the love!!! And thanks to special visitors today Christa & Samantha as well as Leanne and Emme! You ladies truly brightened Amelia’s day! <3

Amelia's Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis

Well. Today has been interesting to say the least. Amelia was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. She is fine, it was caught super early, but we will definitely be experiencing a new normal. Big thanks go out to my friend Kristi who called me late last night when I expressed concerns about Amelia, she helped me feel at ease and told me to take her in to the doc this morning. Also THANK YOU to Dr. Marc who was awesome as always this morning and who just called to check on our little patient. We loved meeting Dr. Duncan, our pediatric endocrinologist and feel great about being under his care.

We checked into Holmes earlier today and will be here for awhile to learn how to care for our sweet Amelia. She has been the best patient, barely any tears through all her pricks and pokes, she was even excited that she has her very own TV in her room that SHE gets to control lol. Everyone at Holmes has been great, we loved our first nurse Shanna who answered our endless questions and broke down our blood sugar and insulin formulas 25 times.

No one knows what causes Type 1, it's not diet related, her pancreas has stopped making insulin which processes sugar, so we have to make sure we give her enough insulin to process the foods that she eats. Amelia is amazing student and rule follower, so although it obviously is not something we would have ever hoped for, I know it is something that she will be able to handle with grace.

Thanks to those who reached out, feeling love and support from others is emotionally overwhelming (in a good way) in times like these. We are so thankful we caught this early, and before Halloween candy, as it could have been way way worse. Love you guys, we will check in soon!