What is Juvenile Diabetes?
Diabetes has become one of the most common diseases in today’s modern world and it has spread in such a way that even a number of children are suffering from this disease nowadays globally.
When the diabetes attack children then it is know as Juvenile Diabetes.
The problem occurs due to abnormal functioning of the immune system. Normally a kid’s immune system becomes weak when he gets infected by any type of virus or because of environmental pollution in his surrounding.
At last, the weak immune system starts obstructing the normal functioning of beta cells that produces insulin.
Gradually the beta cells die in the body and the pancreas gland completely stops to produce insulin.
Even a normal and healthy child can get affected by juvenile diabetes if his brother or sister is already suffering from this disease.
Once the doctor declares that a child is suffering from juvenile diabetes then he has to undergo a lengthy process of treatment.
The diabetic kid should also take timely injections of insulin to maintain the level of blood sugar in the body.
The general symptoms of juvenile diabetes can easily be seen and once the parents find it in their kid, they must quickly take him to the doctor.
However, sometimes, the affected child may have typical complications which might not be easy to comprehend.
Here, we are discussing few common symptoms of juvenile diabetes which could be helpful for parents to observe.
The frequency of urination suddenly increases in a diabetic child. This happens due to rise in the level of blood sugar.
The more the kid urinates, the more he desires to drink water to maintain the water level in the body.
As the insulin production stops, the body fails to contain glucose and hence, the affected child starts feeling more hungry and may demand food more number of times than usual.
The major function of glucose is to provide energy to the body but in a diabetic person, it is lost. Due to this, the fats stored in the body are used up completely.
This results in excessive weight loss. The adults suffering from diabetes somewhat manage to maintain their physical appearance in spite of weight loss but the growing kids affected by juvenile diabetes look more awkward.
The disease also affects the stamina of diabetic child and he feels fatigued in very short span of time.
