tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158387527249788068.post7353924785155055431..comments2015-07-02T12:06:53.290-07:00Comments on ••Define Your Moment••: •Happy Birthday Peyton•Kylie Mechamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12141294406449895217noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158387527249788068.post-13863801313270088962014-02-18T16:04:04.230-07:002014-02-18T16:04:04.230-07:00My name is Diane and I heard about your baby from ...My name is Diane and I heard about your baby from the lady that does my hair, Lisa Gillespie. I think she is a distant relative of yours. Anyway, my daughter was diagnosed with diabetes at 6 weeks old in 2001. We had hopes that it was transient neonatal diabetes but it was not. In August of 2006, I came across an article that talked about a young girl named Lilly Jaffe who was also diagnosed with diabetes at a very young age (less than 6 months). The article highlighted how this girl had recently transitioned to an oral medication to control her diabetes because she had been misdiagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The research had progressed to the point scientists could identify a genetic mutation that had caused her diabetes (now called monogenic diabetes). Her body was producing its own insulin but because of the mutation the potassium channels within the islet cells were not functioning properly. I actually contacted the doctors at the University of Chicago that were mentioned in the article. I told them of the similarities between Lilly and my daughter. They replied within a couple of days, collected more information (i.e. birth weight, if we had done a C-peptide test to test for insulin secretion, or an anti-GAD test to check for the antibodies that destroy islet cells) and sent a DNA swab kit to collect a sample to test my daughter's DNA for a genetic mutation. After a long couple of weeks, we got the result that she had a mutation that was treatable with glyburide (or a sulphonyurea), a common type 2 diabetes medication. We worked with our pediatric endocrinologist, Dr. Michael Swinyard, from Salt Lake City, who, in turn, consulted with the doctors at the University of Chicago to transition our daughter from insulin to glyburide. Dr. Swinyard has been involved in our daughter's diabetes care from the time she was diagnosed and on insulin to the current day. <br />Long story short, I am happy to talk to you about what you are going through, as well as share any information with you or your doctors that might be helpful. Please contact me through my email and I can share the names and email addresses or phone numbers of the doctors that helped us through this. We also have a great support group of parents that communicate via email with questions and concerns regarding our children, as this is so rare to be dealing with an newborn and diabetes. My email is cermachrome@msn.com.<br />Whatever you decide, my thoughts and prayers are with you; having an infant with diabetes is not an easy road!Tegan Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355726745554863446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158387527249788068.post-81567736385116651502014-02-10T20:11:05.744-07:002014-02-10T20:11:05.744-07:00Kylie, I'm the one who came by and met you on ...Kylie, I'm the one who came by and met you on Sunday. I'm so glad to hear he is a fighter. He's a cute one at that! I will continue to keep you, him and all your family in my prayers. All my love, and it was truly wonderful to meet you. You are amazing and seemed so positive when I met you. Hang in there and if you need anything I live close and can help in anyway!<br />Andrae KellyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15844324126138986301noreply@blogger.com