Diabetes is something that has become a common disease nowadays, Whether you are young, in your mid 30's or old. Most of the people all over the world are fighting against diabetes. Unfortunately, diabetes is a disease that hurts and affects the entire family especially when a child is diagnosed. Whether you’re a parent or a brother or a sister your support and understanding can make the whole difference.
Near about 200,000 young people under the age of 20 have diabetes, and the majority of them are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. As obesity rises in young children, type 2 diabetes, something that was showing to adults at the age of 45, is beginning to show up to over-weight children.
Type 1 diabetes is the most common type for children (almost 95% of the cases). This fact being caused by the incapacity of the pancreas through the process to produce insulin. Insulin is a key to open your cells. When you have diabetes your cells “closes” not letting glucose in so it stays in the bloodstream which causes diabetes. High blood sugar levels are a problem because they can represent high health problems.
Type 1 diabetes is classified to be an auto-immune disease in which our immune system attacks own organs of the body. Diabetes for children around the world is highly increased in, European nations Finland with 43 cases to 100,000 children and England with 17 cases to 100,000 are the top nations which have a high ratio of diabetes in children.
The main reasons of diabetes for children are thirst, loss of weight, exhaust, stomach aches and headache. Due to the fact that diabetes for children is very dangerous, it needs to be treated as soon as possible at the hospital, the majority of children with diabetes have a treatment with insulin and a strict diet. Most of the diets will be high in fiber and carbohydrates, but, to be honest, every person should have a diet as such whether you have diabetes or not.
If a child is diagnosed with diabetes type 1 or type 2, it becomes the responsibility of parents to help the child out by taking and sharing their thoughts in their daily decisions. Your help will be crucial as it will determine how good they will take care of themselves when they grow up.
There are no conclusive reasons for the cause of diabetes, but many believe that genetic could be one of the biggest reason, but lots depend on upon the individual's body structure and chemistry of a person. Food intake is also one of the biggest reason for diabetes today, more and more people are used to junk food, and food with high cholesterol, sugar and fat may also lead to overweight and high blood pressure resulting in diabetes to people of all age groups.
Several organizations like National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) and National Institutes of Health take initiative and come forward for the help of children who are suffering from diabetes.
We’ve talked so much about having diabetes but can we really stop diabetes in children or an adult? Well, unfortunately, you can’t. That’s because diabetes is such a disease that cannot be cured, one has to manage it and keep it under control by eating well, maintaining your health and weight.
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