The more I learn about Type I Diabetes, the less sense it makes as a diagnosis for Sweetie. Other than the weight loss, she has none of the common symptoms of extreme thirst, frequent urination, or fatigue. Looking over her three lab reports, her blood glucose is within normal range in all three of them. In fact, it's on the LOW end of normal. Her first two urine tests were fine; it's only the third test that showed +1 glucose (out of 3). It seems very strange to me that she could have diabetes with no symptoms and low-normal blood glucose. We've either caught it literally as it happens in the earliest stages, or the one urine test was a fluke.
We did an A1C test yesterday (yet another blood draw, poor thing) along with another CBC and urinalysis. The A1C is a fairly new test that can tell you what your average blood sugar has been like for the last 3 months. Hopefully, it'll be pretty definitive one way or the other.
I've also looked over Smartie's three lab reports. (My mom, aunt, and sisters rightly pointed out that we shouldn't be so concerned with Sweetie that we forget about Smartie.) The biggest concern for her is that her liver enzymes and kidney function are persistently, though mildly, high. Dr. C noted on her report that he wants to see the results of her ultrasound before taking further steps with her. We haven't yet heard the official results on the ultrasound, which was done on Tuesday.
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praying for you all, it is so hard to muddle through all of the tests, doctors thoughts, and the many unanswered questions. Do not forget through all of the that God is with and also that you have a really really good "mommy instinct" - they are your babies and you know them best!
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