Chrissy Teigen Reveals Son's Diagnosis After Fans Spot Something 'Special' In Photo

Chrissy Teigen recently opened up about her son's diagnosis after fans spotted something "a little special" on a photo shared on her Instagram page.

Teigen, mom of four with husband John Legend, shared that her son Miles, 6, was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. After reading all the uplifting comments, Teigen shared how she was, "blown away by the kindness of this community."

After sharing a photo on Instagram of her with two of her kids at the Olympics, many of Teigen's Instagram followers noticed something new. Teigen shared an update addressing all the comments a few days later.

"A lot of you noticed something a little special about a photo I posted a few days ago - Luna, Miles and I celebrating Simone 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 shared in a statement.

"You noticed his type-1 diabetes monitor and extended so much love and encouragement in every way possible. I was, and am, so blown away by the kindness of this community, already."

Her statement went on to say she knows that "things could be so much worse."

"So many parents around the world are going through unfathomable things that I could never imagine," she continued. "I tell myself this every time we get a red alert blasted to our phones. And we are so blessed to have so much help and a wonderful, kind, huge-hearted specialist."

Teigen shared more of Miles's Type-1 diabetes journey in the carousel of photos on Instagram.

"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 all went to the same camp and well, it happens," she 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 completely different."

She further explained that after some more testing, they learned that Miles is in the "honeymoon period of a lifetime of T1."

"Last night, we gave him his first shot of insulin and here we go!" she said. "A different, new world for us and we are certainly learning so much on the fly."

Many of Teigen's fans and followers shared words of support and love after noticing Miles' diabetes monitor.

"I see Miles, like my son, has #T1D and wears a Dexcom G7. Brava little man, you CAN do anything with the extra technology and support," one follower shared in the comments of Teigen's photo.

Another fan shared, "Been type 1 for 19 years and I just started wearing my Dex Com and Omni Pod, because I was afraid to be different. I love that he’s wearing it loud and proud."

One other person wrote, "Miles showing his CGM proudly. What a brave boy! Sending love and positivity from one Type 1 family to yours."

After Teigen addressed the comments and shared Miles' story, more people reached out via the comment section to share some kind words.

"Welcome to the T1D community mama!! My daughter Layla was diagnosed at 5 years old in full DKA. I'm so glad they were able to catch it early. When times feel hard, I'll tell you something another Type 1 mama told me - you were chosen to be Miles's mom for a reason, and God chose this journey for him because he knows he's strong, we're all here rooting for you," one person shared.

Another added, "I’ve had type 1 for 18 years and I can promise you it gets easier every single year. The learning curve is steep and the beginning can be so hard, but this community is unbeatable. He’s going to grow up to be so kind and compassionate towards others and will also become a master of advocating for himself and the people he loves!"

One commenter brought Nick Jonas into the chat saying, "My two brothers have T1, love that book. @nickjonas does too, your son should go meet bad a-- people, and see he's not alone and can still accomplish anything. It's scary but it becomes second nature and you guys will rock it."

Teigen replied, "Nick was so kind to him!! We were so lucky to run into him."

Jonas was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when he was 13. He told PEOPLE in 2021 that it took some time for him to get used to dealing with his diagnosis.

"I had this kind of wrench thrown into things when I was diagnosed and it took a while to figure out how to count carbs to properly dose for insulin and what things would affect me in different ways," Jonas said.

He also said that while he now has a "fairly good grip on it," he wishes he had someone to look up to when he was first diagnosed.

"When I was first diagnosed, I was sitting in the hospital and was scared to death, honestly, while I was learning about how to manage this new thing I was dealing with," he said. "It would have been amazing to have someone to look at at that time to say, oh, this is a person living with it and they're following their dreams. They're doing what they want to do with their lives and not letting it slow them down."