My daughter (now 12) was Dx'd a bit over 5 years ago. Before that, she went through a period of weight loss, wetting the bed, etc. We didn't think much of it until flower girl dress she was fitted for a few months earlier was nearly falling off her. Also, she was falling behind in school and couldn't concentrate. She was having trouble reading and generally not doing well in school. This all happened when she is first learning how to read.
Anyway, we took her to the doc who immediately sent us to the ER and she was admitted. Of course we felt horrible, knowing that she was suffering and we didn't have a clue that it could have killed her. ( I still get feelings of guilt as I write this).
Five years later and dealing with her T1 is just another thing we deal with. It is under control and she is doing well.
The hard part is that she developed this anxiety about learning. Any time she needs help with homework it became a shouting match and a big ordeal. We have worked on her anxiety and it has helped, but we still have issues.
Five years later and she is finally reading above her grade level. We also realized that she has trouble writing on spelling tests but has no problem spelling orally, which got her on the school spelling bee. She says that she can "see" the word in her head, but it goes away when she tries to write it down, which I find interesting. Her older sister sees numbers as colors in her head(!) I got weird kids and I am proud of it. They take after their old man ;)
She still gets really anxious during tests, but she has gotten much better. I am so proud of her and I just wanted to give her an anonymous "attagirl". Thanks for listening.
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