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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He needs to test his blood sugar. Immediately.

Type 1 can strike anyone at any age. Weight loss despite constant eating is a telltale sign. As blood sugar rises (bc glucose can’t enter to the cells without insulin), people grow irritable. Sometimes weird rages set in. The disease is unrelated to weight, diet, exercise, and most have no family history. UTIs are common. So are abscesses.

I’m not saying it is diabetes. But if it is, and he is at the extreme weight loss stage, he is in real danger until he gets insulin. [/quote]

PP. Following up to say:

- maybe someone has already tested his blood sugar recently, in which case, great, you can cross that off the list.

- just in case, I have a kid who was diagnosed with type 1 utterly out of the blue. Much of what you describe — extreme weight loss, eating, uti, screaming — is exactly what we saw in the days before her undiagnosed t1d became a crisis.

- we learned the hard way that there is a window in which things get dangerous, which is why I sound nervous. (But the good news is, the crisis resolves relatively quickly with treatment!)

- whatever is going on with him healthwise, know that it could be affecting his ability to think clearly, and respond appropriately.

- fwiw, you can buy blood sugar testing supplies at any pharmacy and it will cost you no more maybe $30. One pinprick, and you’ll have the results in seconds. If it comes back normal, great. No harm done.

- whatever it is, this is hard, and I’m so sorry, and I hope you get answers soon. [/quote]

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