Type-1 diabetes in children is a condition in which the pancreas no longer produces insulin the child needed, so insulin must always be supplied from outside the body to the child.
Type-1 diabetes in children is also known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes.
When a child is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a lot of changes that will occur. Parents must learn how to give injections, count carbohydrates and monitor their blood sugar levels.
Although type 1 diabetes in children require consistent care, advances in blood sugar monitoring and insulin delivery devices has improved the quality of the treatment.
symptom
The signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children are as follows:
1. Children often thirst and frequent urination
Due to the excess sugar in the bloodstream, fluid will be lost from the body easily. This will make the child often thirsty. As a result, children will drink and urinate more than usual.
2. Experiencing extreme hunger
Without enough insulin to move blood sugar into the cells of the body's muscles and organs do not get enough energy. This makes the child feel frequently hungry.
3. Weight loss
Although eating more than usual to relieve hunger, the child may actually be experiencing weight loss. Without the supply of energy from sugar, fat reserves and muscle tissue mass will shrink.
4. easily tired
If the child's body cells lack the sugar then it will easily become tired and lethargic.
5. Irritability or unusual behavior
Children with type 1 diabetes generally have unstable mood and irritability.
6. Blurred vision
If the blood sugar is too high, fluid is lost from the lens of the eye. This can affect the child's ability to see clearly.
7. Fungal infection
Girls with type 1 diabetes may be affected by a fungal infection in the genital area, being in the baby diaper rash can be affected (diaper rash) caused by fungus.
