Juvenile diabetes, also known as insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), is now more commonly called Type 1 diabetes. Juvenile diabetes can touch anyone of any age, but it is much more widespread in children or adolescents. Unfortunately, although it can show itself at a young age, it is an illness that must be treated for a lifetime, as there is no cure.
It's not always evident when a child has Type 1 diabetes. There is no known way to thwart the start of juvenile diabetes, but if a parent is able to notice the signs early, and their child is diagnosed in the early hours of the disease, there is a much smaller chance of long-term problems. Some common early-warning warning signs include severe hunger and thirstiness, low energy and even weakness, a chronic wish to urinate or bed-wetting, and unclear vision.
Unfortunately, some parents and their kids are not aware of the Type 1 diabetes until grave symptoms show up, such as unconsciousness. Unless the child goes to see the doctor for another malady, and the doctor will suspect Juvenile diabetes enough to perform some diagnostic tests, the disease could go undiagnosed - and untreated - for some time . One of the principal fears with juvenile diabetes is the consequences it can have later on in the child's life, including the possibility of death in serious, sudden cases.
Juvenile diabetes is a disease that affects over 200,000 children and young adults with nearly 15 thousand new cases discovered each year. It is appalling that even the eating habits we are giving children can be contributing to the crisis. The considerable quantity of overweight children nowadays, when compared to just a few decades ago, is unquestionably a principal cause for the proliferation in juvenile diabetes cases in this country.
Type 1 diabetes is thought to be primarily an autoimmune disorder. That is, it is a type of diabetes that results from the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing cells within the pancreas. Because Type 1 diabetes hits at an early age, those afflicted need special care and disciplined habits. An adequate amount of exercise and a proper diet -- i.e. avoiding 'junk food' and other processed foods at all cost -- is essential. Sufficient amounts of fruit and vegetables contain the right kind of sugar for our bodies to use as fuel, and provide a large amount of our other nutritional needs with a relatively small number of calories.
For a kid with diabetes, a nutritious diet is necessary. To prevent the onset of Type 1 diabetes in the first place, natural and nourishing foods are also the best preventive medicine. We need to take the time to feed our children properly, and many more of them will grow up healthier and happier.
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Damak has lived with pals and relatives with diabetes, and he has learned that it is crucial to keep several things in mind when trying to live with this illness: Eating right, getting enough exercise, testing glucose levels regularly with a diabetic meter and making sure you have enough diabetic supply on hand.
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