Paediatrician & GP didn't know the signs...…led to a DKA diagnosis....

 Kiara is my Type1 warrior, she was diagnosed last October, age 7. I had no idea what type1 was and the signs. All I new was my little girl was exhausted, loosing weight, her vision was blurry and she was drinking so much water. I took her to a paediatrician for support and her blood tests said nothing was out of the ordinary. The GP also didn't mention anything and  One evening Kiara was attempting to eat dinner when she said "mummy I am going to be sick" she vomited and I knew something was not ok. Her step-dad drove us to the RCH and once I told the Doctor what her was going on, the team got to work. Two doctors and four nurses working around my little girl. The doctor sat me down and said "have you heard of type1 diabetes and what it is" I replied with "I have head of diabetes, but don't understand what it is". Kiara was DKA BGL 30.9 and ketones 6.8. The next 3 days were learning and education. I was terrified. How did I not know more about this, I work as a childcare Educator and had no idea of the signs and how it affects so many children. Kiara was absolutely amazing, she gave herself an injection at the hospital in her leg before coming home. Her strength and resilience, makes me extremely proud. She does have days where she feels alone or misses school, class or had to sit out because her levels aren't in range. It still doesn't stop her pushing on. She enjoys swimming, calisthenics and parkrun. This is now our new way of life and we want people to understand and educate themselves about type1 diabetes. 

Thank you for reading her story!

 Kiara (type1 warrior) and Michelle (mother of a type 1 warrior)