Endocrinology Patient Stories

"Our son was in severe diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in Mason City. The plan was to fly him to University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital but the Iowa weather was not in our favor. After realizing he would not be able to fly out for several hours, UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital sent their own ground transport team to come get him to ensure his condition was cared for and he was safe the entire trip."

Aaron came to UI Stead Family Children's Hospital emergency department after a routine physical with his local doctor showed he had lost 15 pounds since the previous year and his blood sugar was abnormally high. Aaron was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

During a physical the summer before his freshman year of high school, Seth’s family doctor noticed he was shorter and weighed less than his sister, who was three years younger. He sent Seth for X-rays, and discovered his growth plates were not where they should be for his age.

The only treatment for preeclampsia is to deliver the baby. At 25 weeks pregnant, Julie was taken by ambulance and Abi was born the next day, weighing just over 1 pound.

Makayla was born three weeks premature at UI Stead Family Children's Hospital with additional birth defects. The doctors diagnosed her with OEIS syndrome, which occurs in just one of 300,000 infants. Once Makayla was born, a team of pediatric specialists worked together to develop a plan of care and she had her first surgery at just five days old.

While still in the womb, doctors discovered Mason was not growing normally.