How to spot the warning signs of type-1 diabetes - and TEST them

Danny Lee was four years old when diagnosed with type 1 diabetes,  the most common chronic childhood condition in Ireland.

Eva and Danny Lee who has type 1 diabetes photographed at the Tower of Loyd just outside Kells, County Meath. Photo: Barry Cronin

Eva Lee’s four-year-old son, Danny, didn’t like drinking water, so when he began getting up at night to drink from the bathroom tap, she was worried.

At around the same time — as well as drinking cups of water during the day — Danny, now six, was also very hungry. Also, Eva and her husband Joe noticed their youngest son was having mood swings. “He was very whingey,” the Meath-based mum of three said.