Chrissy Teigen shared an update on 6-year-old son Miles’ Type 1 diabetes diagnosis.
On Wednesday, the model revealed that she and her husband John Legend, 45, were “still learning” about her son’s illness.
The mother-of-four, 38 – who recently revealed she was starting a podcast – got to work on it Instagram to share a carousel of snaps of her kids enjoying time together as a family.
She initially captioned the post, explaining that her children keep the house “alive,” claiming that it’s “perfect” that her children are “becoming funny little people.”
Below the post, a mother who also has a child battling type 1 diabetes wrote: “As a mother with such a large following, would you consider sharing more about type 1? At least a little to raise awareness? Sincerely, a fellow T1 mom.”
In response, Teigen said, “I definitely plan to! We are still learning here!’
Chrissy Teigen shared an update on 6-year-old son Miles’ Type 1 diabetes diagnosis; Chrissy, John, Luna, Miles, Esti and Wren seen in May
In addition to Miles, Teigen and Legend share daughters Luna, 8, and Esti, 19 months, and son Wren, 17 months
The brunette beauty revealed in late July that her son has type 1 diabetes after posting a photo of the youngster with an insulin monitor on his arm.
The All of Me hitmaker arrived a week later recalled the moment he and his wife of 12 years learned of their six-year-old’s diagnosis in an emotional interview with PEOPLE.
He claimed that Miles had become ill during summer camp, leading to what the couple thought would be a simple trip to the emergency room.
“I remember he was in the emergency room because of that and they were checking his blood sugar,” the singer explained. “The thinking was, this could be a reaction to the infection, or he could have diabetes.”
He continued, “They did some more tests and decided it was the latter; that he had type 1 diabetes. Chrissy was a little upset when she first heard it. She has learned so well what to do.”
And Legend assured the outlet that he was “very optimistic” and “practical” about the situation.
“As soon as I heard he had this, I knew it would be life-changing for him and for us, but I also thought, ‘We can do this,’” he explained.
“We have great advice and lots of people offering support to help us learn,” the Beauty and the Beast singer added.
‘This makes us feel like we are a team and that we know we can do this. It only makes us stronger,” the singer said of him and his wife.
The EGOT winner also explained that Miles is in the “early” stages of his diagnosis and that he and his model wife “need to be more aware.”
He shared, “(Miles is) early in his diagnosis, and if you’re early, your insulin is still doing some of the work it’s supposed to do. But as the disease progresses, it gets to a point where we really have to keep an eye on everything, count carbs and give him insulin beforehand. We just have to be more aware.”
On Wednesday, the model revealed that she and her husband John Legend, 45, were ‘still learning’ about her son’s illness
The brunette beauty revealed in late July that her son has type 1 diabetes after posting a photo of the youngster with an insulin monitor on his arm
The All of Me hitmaker recalled the moment Miles was diagnosed, claiming that Miles fell ill during summer camp, leading to tests that revealed he was suffering from the incurable condition; Chrissy, Miles, John and Luna seen in July
According to the Mayo Clinic, type 1 diabetes is a condition in which “the pancreas produces little or no insulin.”
‘Insulin is a hormone that the body uses to allow sugar (glucose) to enter the cells to produce energy.’
The clinic also says the disease can be attributed to genetics and certain viruses. It usually appears during adolescence, but can also be diagnosed during adulthood.
Those who deal with it must regulate the amount of sugar in their blood by taking insulin and dieting. Type 1 diabetes cannot be cured.