No More Misdiagnoses!

One thing that I see on social media sites. that I wish I did not is that there are a lot of deaths here lately of children who are dying from type one diabetes misdiagnoses & suffering from DKA (Diabetic Kytoacidosis). I am going to share with you the post about the latest death, of an 11-year old &what can be done to stop this from happening.
Here is the pst from Test One Drop--Type 1 Diabetes Awareness's Facebook page:

"Tragically, the ‪#‎DKA‬ at ‪#‎Type1‬ ‪#‎Diabetes‬ onset death rate continues to climb. We are saddened to learn a beautiful little 11yo girl passed away over the weekend.

Angela Elizabeth Robinson's mother Darla, who is a mother of five, told Reporter Larry Flowers of WKRN the story of her daughter's diagnosis. "She was a normal healthy 11-year-old, up until Monday [03-21-16] of this past week,"¹ when she began to have muscle spasms.
The next day, Angela's doctor prescribed some medication and told Ms. Robinson to hydrate her daughter with plenty of fluids.
By Wednesday, the child's condition had worsened, and she was unresponsive when her mother checked on her. She was rushed to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and Diabetic Ketoacidosis.¹
Angela's blood sugar was 1600 at diagnosis.¹ As the result of the extremely high blood sugars, the resulting DKA, and "pulmonary shock,"² she died suddenly three days later on Saturday, March 26.
The middle school student had hoped to one day to become a doctor to help others. "Even though she won’t fulfill her dream of being a doctor, she did fulfill at least that part of the dream, to help some other child out there who may have been in need,” Robinson told the reporter. “One of her organs, her pancreas was donated to a doctor who is doing research in the area to hopefully find a way to fix the problem.”¹
We at Test One Drop offer our condolences to the Robinsons and will hold them close in prayer during this difficult time. Furthermore, we thank them not only for donating life, but for sharing their story, so that others may learn the signs and symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes and Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
RESOURCES:
1. Flowers, Larry. "Mom Plans Funeral for Daughter Days after Being Diagnosed with Diabetes." WKRNcom. WKRN, 30 Mar. 2016. Web. 31 Mar. 2016. <http://wkrn.com/…/mom-plans-funeral-for-daughter-days-afte…/>.
2. Taylor, Maria Wilson. "Click Here to Support Angela Elizabeth Robinson by Maria Wilson Taylor." Gofundme. 27 Mar. 2016. Web. 31 Mar. 2016.
FOR MORE ABOUT TYPE 1 DIABETES AND DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS: www.TestOneDrop.org
Our vision at Test One Drop is that no child or adult will be diagnosed with Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) as a complication of delayed or missed diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes.
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We at Diary of an Insulin Addict would also like to send our condolences to the Robinson family during this very difficult time.

WHY CAN BE DONE?
There have been many kids over the past months like Angela, have flu-like symptoms & are diagnose with such. I am not going to bash doctors or anything, but anytime a child comes into the doctor's office/ER, they should check their blood sugar just to be safe.What can be done to help stop misdiagnoses? one word, CHECK. If you have a child with flu-like symptoms & end up taking your child to the ER/Doctor, insist on having your child's blood sugar be taken, just to be safe. A lot of parents think that their kids won't or can't be diagnosed & go off of that. Like I said, this should be done just to be safe & you can catch type one diabetes before the blood sugar gets too high.

Hope this article was insightful & if you have any questions about Type One Diabetes, its symptoms, etc.. visit www.TestOneDrop.org