"Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he would meet the father of a two-year-old girl who died from undiagnosed type 1 diabetes. Lyla Story, from Hull, died in May last year less than 24 hours after her mother had taken her to their doctor who diagnosed acute tonsillitis, an inquest heard in September. Her father, John Story, is campaigning for Lyla's Law which would see routine tests for those showing symptoms of type 1 diabetes."
"A voice clip by Story was played by presenter Carla Greene to Streeting when he took part in a series of rapid-fire interviews with BBC local radio presenters. In the clip, Story said: "There are too many people getting diagnosed in critical care, especially young children who cannot advocate for themselves and express what they're feeling. "It's on your watch Wes. Please meet with me.""
Wes Streeting agreed to meet John Story, father of two-year-old Lyla Story, who died in May after undiagnosed type 1 diabetes. Lyla died less than 24 hours after a GP diagnosed acute tonsillitis. John Story is campaigning for Lyla's Law to introduce routine diabetes tests for patients showing symptoms, and a petition has over 120,000 signatures, triggering a likely parliamentary debate. NICE guidelines require immediate specialist referral when type 1 diabetes is suspected in children. Streeting publicly promised to arrange a meeting after a BBC Radio Humberside exchange, and Story has received hundreds of emails from other affected parents.
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