Actually, what this blog post is about is more the possibility of second children becoming diabetic.
I have searched all over the internet to see if I could find a consistant percentage on what experts believe the increased rate for siblings of T1 children is. I keep coming up with different estimates. That said, I won't even begin to go into the percentages, until I can find something more consistant/accurate.
I would like to know though, how many of you with children with diabetes, will have a second child diagnosed?
I worry about that often. Even more-so when my daughter is sick. I check my daughter's blood sugar every 6 months or so, and anytime I think she might be showing some symptoms.
Do you do the same thing? If so, how often do you check your other children? If not, why?
1 comment:
I think we all worry about it...was told "5% chance" at Sugar's dx. I have no idea where that number came from, btw.
I test the other two whenever I suspect symptoms -- primarily wetting the bed or seemingly unusually thirsty.
So far so good :)
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