Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are navigating a new reality after their 6-year-old son, Miles, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The family is learning to cope with this change together.
Teigen shared the news on Instagram after followers noticed a glucose monitor on Miles’ arm in a photo from the Paris Olympics, where they were celebrating Simone Biles and Team USA.
“A lot of you noticed something a little special about a photo I posted a few days ago — Luna, Miles and I celebrating Simone (Biles) and team USA. Miles had his arm up, and soooo many of you reached out to say the most beautiful and incredible words I have ever witnessed on this platform” Teigen, 38, wrote.
Her post received an overwhelming amount of support, touching Teigen deeply.
“A couple weeks ago, our Miles was sick, in the hospital, with a terrible case of shigella, an intestinal infection caused by bacteria in food or water. A lot of his friends were also sick with it, as they went to the same camp and well, it happens,” Teigen explained.
“But the doctors knew something else was off about his blood tests. I’ve learned since then that this is how so many young children end up being diagnosed with type-1 going to the hospital for something different. After more testing, we learned he is in the ‘honeymoon period’ of a lifetime of T1. Last night we gave him his first shot of insulin and here we go! A different, new world for us and we are certainly learning so much on the fly.”
She concluded her post by thanking everyone for their support, saying, “This post is to thank you so much for your kindness. It helps Miles so much to know so many other people are going through the same thing and he is not alone.”
Teigen and Legend welcomed Miles into their family in 2018.
