All of November, I will try my best, on a daily basis, to promote the awareness of Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2. A large portion of the world population now has or knows somebody who has Type 2 or even worse, Type 1. Yet Diabetes is very misunderstood, often misjudged and discarded as a disease.
My son was diagnosed October 16, 2006, after so many months of signs, complaints from teacher, family members of out of control fits, sudden changes of behavior, etc. Ironically, 5 days prior to diagnosis, I remember mentioning to his caregiver I wanted him tested for Diabetes in particular.
He developed a flu-like fever, couldn't keep anything in his stomach yet was starving for food. His consumption of water was incessant (vomiting most of it, shortly after). I watched him quickly lose his already scarce body fat. He lost approximately 14 lbs in less than 5 days when his caregiver brought him into an emergency room in St. Alberta, Edmonton. (Note: I'll always be grateful, Terry)
As recounted to me through the caregiver, it's pure chance that a particular doctor was on call that day. Upon seeing my son, he immediately ordered him into a bed and asked for diabetic testing to be done A.S.A.P.
This saved my son's life. He was stabilized and moved the Stollery's Childerns' Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. And that's where all our lives, especially my boy's, changed forever.
Know the signs. If Type 2 is detected early enough, this condition can be reversed. Ask your doctor if you think you may have this type and start your road to the way you want to live.
For more information on the life long care of Type 1 Diabetes please go visit Juvenile Diabetes . Let's set things in motion towards more research and public awareness of a disease that is developing as fast as our population is mutiplying. More links to come.
Nicely done, well said, very informative.
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