HI, had to take my 6 year old son to after hours clinic because fever went to 104.5. He has been running 103 the last few nights and threw up one of those nights. They tested his urine and said it was really high in ketones and noticed some protein. She said have him drink plenty of liquid as he must be dehydrated. He is 45 lbs. and is always sick. It used to be every other month, now he is sick every other week. HIs father was diagnosed with Diabetes at age 8 and has taken insulin shots ever since. We tested his white and red bloods cells and platlets and that came back fine. Last time his sugar was tested it was normal. We are just worried because of him being so sickly. Please help! Thank you.
Hi, But by what you say I feel that your son is having recurrent viral illness. This need not be attributed to the Type 1 Diabetes his father is having. I will explain to you how a viral illness behaves so that you can be more confident. Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4 to 7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. 