stomach pain related to type 1 diabetes

[vos_72]

I noticed quite of few questions from other parents regarding their children with type 1 complaining of stomach aches, I would like to "add" to the list that my daughter who is 8 also complains of stomach aches at least 3 times a month.  I've taken her to her regular pediatrician and the endocronologist who have made a couple of suggestions of maybe its gas or she's irregular but this is not the case. As a parent I can see its more than that. At times she is doubled over with pain.  The best answer I saw on your site was the suggestion it could be due to high and/or low blood sugar. My question is for that reader and to you as well...Was this a proven fact or an "educated guess". It sounds like it might be the case with my daughter. Any other comments would be appreciated. Thank you.

[Starry69]

My son Sean has been type 1 since he was 10, he is now 25, and for the last over 3 yrs, he has had constant lower right abdominal pain,to the point where he has no life,no friends, and goes in and out of depression, and sometimes, he feels like he just can't handle life anymore!!!the pain gets even worse after eating,sometimes he only eats once a day because the pain is worse! his sugar levels get higher the more pain he is in! its like a vicious cycle,but his sugar can be in normal range,even when his pain is bad,it never changes he's always in pain. Been to the hospital over 65 times in 3 years,seen multiple dr.s and still no real answers,and not much help from any dr. Including any pain dr.,no help is tearing our family apart! HELP! Desperate!!!

[aggsz]

I am reading all your comments and i must say what i found and think. My 20 year old son was diagnosed with type1 D almost a year and a half ago. I remember that before his diagnosis he was complaining of stomach pains on and off. He has been on insulin for a month after the diagnosis and then he started having lows all the time so we decided to stop the insulin. That was almost  1.5 years ago. His sugar readings were normal. Now he started having the pains again and his sugar is high again. So i think this is definitely related to the high sugar. Something in the stomach triggers something off and causes the sugars to go up. Im not a doctor but i think this should be looked into by some professionals. Obviously there is a pattern. Your body is giving you signs that something is going on that is not right. I'm shocked that doctors dont even bother to relate one thing to another instead they eliminate unrelated things like gas etc.  I hope all of us here with sick children with this disease will somehow try to connect the dots and maybe someone will hear.

[linda2688]

my 8 year old grandson is also complaining of the morning stomach pain, he was diagnosed just before age 6. i wish doctors would do more to figure this out too.

[Beckyv20]

I've been checking this topic this am as my 10yo son has been in the bathroom an hour with stomach pain. His sugar was high. 358 this am. Wondering if this has something to do with it or no?  Gonna get so e water in him and hope he gets to school. Late is better than not at all.

[MoFWaT1]

Hi, I'm a member of a family with a little 3 year old girl with Type 1 Diabetes. She also complains of stomache pains.

Reading these posts, and seeing some suggestions (Which we will try). I was thinking that maybe these pains might be a affect of the injections themselves (albeit maybe harmless).

A bit like when someone sleeps in a draft and wakes up with a stiff neck. Or someone who is constantly in an uncomfortable postion, then complains of aches and pain. I myself suffer from shoulder pain, which was do not keeping my shoulders relaxed (Took a physiotherapist to spot that. lol).

It was this that made me think that the pains may be a result of the nearby muscles or organs having to adjust to the repeated injections.

I have noticed that our little girls stomach looks like an upside down shelf, from all the injections.

When our little girl has her injection, she has a choice of areas to have the injection, though she favours the stomache usually.

This is just a thought.

[daintydrawings]

I'm Sophie, and I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes about 2 weeks ago. I'm 15 years old. I'm coping well with everything, including the injections, however when I actually inject the insulin it stings/burns. The actual pain of the needle prick is bearable but this burning sensation is not. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Anyway, back to the abdominal pain. It started about 3 days ago and although it is a constant 'severe hunger' sensation I get bursts/spasms of excruciating pain every hour or so. I returned to hospital and the doctor found that the glands in my neck were severely swelled and that I had trapped gas and knotting of intestines. He explained that these symptoms gave him the impression of a stomach bug/viral infection. 3 hours ago I gratefully swallowed two Buscopan tablets and although it took a while to kick in, the pain is finally easing.  

[linda2688]

my 7 year old grandson also complains about stinging, he is on an insulin pump now and when the insulin goes through the tube he shakes the arm or leg it is going throug and he says it stops the stinging. i highly recommend the pump because it is only 1 stick every three days and your doctor can give you a prescription for lidacane to numb the spot before putting the inset on. you still have to do the finger sticks before each meal but he is happy he does not have the injections daily (he was taking 4 a day) i hope this helps you.

[Cola7248]

My 7 year old daughter complains about thqt at times. What i finds that works is having her focus on something else and that takes her mind of that. I do believe that comes with the territory of being a diabetic.

[scorpionrose]

To everyone on here I have a stepdaughter who is type 1 also and she has pains for a while it was most often than anything but after calling her endocrinologist he suggest we check her keytones and every time her stomach hurt and we checked her keytones they were always high.  All you can really do for it is have them drink water as much as they can and keep drinking water until their keytones come down.  After she drank water and water and water where she didn't want to drink anymore she had to keep drinking because after a little while she felt better.  The stomach pain went away.  Please I stress to much who anyone who had newly diagnosed type 1 kids to drink lots of water it is the cure to everything to make them stay feeling normal.