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A 4‐year‐old boy whose mother has had type 1 diabetes since age 13 years developed thirst, polyuria, hyperphagia, and weight loss shortly after recovering from a head cold. His mother tested his capillary blood glucose with her own meter and found it to be 25.3 mmol/L. His birth weight was 4.1 kg and he was bottle fed with cow’s milk from birth.

Comment: This case illustrates several cardinal features of type 1 diabetes. A positive family history, age of onset <5 years, symptoms beginning after a minor infection, and early exposure to cow’s milk. Birth weight >4 kg is linked to type 2 diabetes in some populations.