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The mother of a five-year-old with diabetes is urging parents to be more aware of the symptoms.
Emma Collins, from Peasedown St John, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of two, and is fitted with an insulin pump.
Her mother Annabel is backing a campaign by Diabetes UK to help parents look out for the symptoms associated with the condition.
She said: "Diabetes is serious and I don't think many parents are aware of it.
"They are not sure what to look for and need to be aware. If you catch it before it gets too bad then you can control it."
Mrs Collins and her husband Julian first realised that something was wrong when Emma lacked energy and was drinking a lot.
They took her to an out-of-hours GP, who sent Emma to the Royal United Hospital with a suspected chest infection.
http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Diabetes-girl-s-mother-warning-parents/story-17392838-detail/story.html
Emma Collins, from Peasedown St John, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of two, and is fitted with an insulin pump.
Her mother Annabel is backing a campaign by Diabetes UK to help parents look out for the symptoms associated with the condition.
She said: "Diabetes is serious and I don't think many parents are aware of it.
"They are not sure what to look for and need to be aware. If you catch it before it gets too bad then you can control it."
Mrs Collins and her husband Julian first realised that something was wrong when Emma lacked energy and was drinking a lot.
They took her to an out-of-hours GP, who sent Emma to the Royal United Hospital with a suspected chest infection.
http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Diabetes-girl-s-mother-warning-parents/story-17392838-detail/story.html