Chrissy Teigan discovered her young son had Type 1 Diabetes when doctors ran blood tests on him in the hospital after he struggled to recover from an illness he got at summer camp
Chrissy Teigen has opened up about the fear and uncertainty she felt after her six-year-old son, Miles, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes last summer.
The model, 39, shares four children — Luna, eight, Miles, six, Esti, two, and 22-month-old Wren — with her husband, famous singer John Legend.
Chrissy has spoken about what she felt in the moments after doctors found out about Miles’ condition when he suddenly fell ill at summer camp.
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In a chat with PEOPLE at Hello Sunshine’s Shine Away event on Saturday (Oct 11), she admitted: “When Miles was first diagnosed, we were really scared, we were really nervous.
“I probably played it really cool, just because I’m used to a lot of chaotic things happening all the time, but I had no idea how much I would have to learn, how quickly.”
Miles, who Teigen described as “very active,” was initially taken to the hospital with what doctors thought was an intestinal infection. But as his condition got worse, they ran some tests and discovered the young boy had Type 1 Diabetes.
This is a lifelong autoimmune condition where the body stops producing insulin, leading to dangerously high blood sugar levels. “He asked, ‘Why, why me? How come not Luna?’” Teigen recalled. “And to not have an answer for that is really weird.”
Since then, Chrissy has become an advocate for diabetes awareness. The model partnered with Sanofi’s Screen For Type 1 campaign to encourage early detection and testing.
She shared that screening “means a lot to me, because I know how much it would have meant to have a few extra months, or weeks even, instead of being completely thrown into something that you had no idea about”.
During her talk with PEOPLE, Chrissy also spoke about her friendship with Meghan Markle, praising the Duchess of Sussex for being a “kind” and “incredibly strong” person.
Chrissy appeared in season two of With Love, Meghan, which debuted on August 26. In the show, Meghan invites friends and celebrity guests to a stunning California estate where they cook and garden together while sharing personal stories.
Chrissy shared: “I adore her. I really adore her. I think she is so incredibly strong.” The Cravings author continued to defend Meghan from the public scrutiny that often surrounds her, saying she doesn’t understand why the Duchess divides opinion.
She said: “It is insane to me how polarising she is for so many different people, when she really is just such a kind, good person that wants the best for all her friends and the best for people around her, and the best for her own relationship and for her children.”
The model also discussed the possibility of arranging playdates between her children and Meghan and Prince Harry’s kids, Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4.
“I don’t leave the house,” she quipped. “I’m not joking. I don’t go anywhere. I try to do every photo shoot, every everything at our house. So no. But if the time came up, absolutely.”
Source: Mirror
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