Misdiagnosis of Juvenile Diabetes Type 1

Friends of ours just discovered their 6 year old son has Juvenile Diabetes. The look of pain on Mom and Dad’s face is transparent as Jordon takes his shot, but being the little trooper he is, Jordon tells them not to worry “Don’t worry, I’ll get used to it”?.

The day before entering the hospital, Jordon was urinating every 30 minutes which clued the parents in that something was not right. His blood sugar level was at 497 and he was immediately referred to another hospital more equipped to deal with this form of Diabetes.

Diabetes Misdiagnoses

What is odd is that Jordon went in for a test a few months before and everything checked out fine. Now, he’s diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes. More odd, was that the doctor specializing in this field asked if Jordon had any recent significant events, such as surgery.

Jordon did in fact have surgery to have tubes placed in his ears a month or so before. Upon hearing this, the doctor seemed concerned and said “He Did?” it’s not much, but the expression on the doctor’s face and the way the question was asked hinted that the doctor knew something. Nothing else was mentioned and the doctor continued the consultation.

Perhaps the doctor knew something or has seen enough to make a conclusion, but in the medical industry, and for legal purposes, you just don’t mention a hypothesis without factual information, so I’m guessing.

I’ve seen misdiagnoses many times; let me quickly tell you about two serious errors. I had a lump on my tongue which doctors lopped off, tested and diagnosed with cancer. A throat specialist was smart enough to suspect that I had Mono and retested (at 38, it’s rare and can mimic cancer); Mono it was, no cancer and the lump was simply a swollen glad brought on by Mono. Without the retest, I can only imagine what would have happened!

While living in Florida (we are originally from and now living in Michigan) my wife was diagnosed with a hyperthyroid (an overactive thyroid gland that causes excessive sweating, tremors, heart problems, etc). The doctors wanted to use radioactive Iodine to kill part of the thyroid to bring it back down to normal levels.

Luckily, we never had the procedure and moved back to Michigan shortly after. It was a misdiagnoses and within two months, her thyroid went back to normal! Turns out it was the climate, but the doctors never suggested this (or perhaps didn’t know about it). Had she killed part of the thyroid, she would now have the opposite problem, a hypothyroid!

Cure for Juvenile Diabetes

The point is that there may be an underlying cause to some cases of Juvenile Diabetes that the doctor may not be aware of or can’t legally say. If we can find a pattern, we can hone in on the cause and hopefully, find a less invasive (or natural) treatment.

Perhaps when the body is traumatized, such as surgery for ear tubes, it somehow causes something in the body to produce more sugar. Doctors are not even sure what causes diabetes, but perhaps the information found here may help Jordon or others in some way.As it stands, Jordon’s life has changed, forever.

How you can Help

Perhaps you, your child or someone you know has also had surgery or trauma of some type before being diagnosed with Juvenile or Type 1 Diabetes? If you have any information whatsoever that may help, please leave a comment. You do not have to use your real name.

Disclaimer: I am in no way suggesting that you not seek medical advice or avoid treatment but rather looking for ideas, suggestions and creative thought.

Written by Jim on April 16th, 2005 with 6 comments.
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