Source: Gettyimages.Com
It is no longer a strange fact that children can be diagnosed with diabetes, however it is not clever to think that these kids have been predisposed to over consumption of calories, these kids mostly get this incurable ailment through hereditary, it is transfered from parent to offspring.
The child who is diagnosed with type 1 is insulin dependent and requires insulin to live. Since a child with type 1 diabetes produces little or no insulin, most oral diabetes medications are not effective and are not a treatment option. Every day the child will need to take insulin, check blood glucose several times and monitor food intake and physical activity carefully.
Source: istock.Com
A child diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is generally born into a family with a history of
type 2 diabetes. When that predisposition is combined with factors such as weight gain and inactivity, the child develops type 2 diabetes in very much the same way that an adult does. And, unfortunately, just as in adults with the disease, it is common for a child with type 2 diabetes to be insulin resistant and to have high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and high triglyceride levels. So the child has an increased risk of heart disease and other diabetes complications early in life.
Source: Gettyimages.com
Now, regardless of the type of diabetes a child is diagnosed with, the goal is to help maintain and keep the blood glucose levels of that child close to the normal range.
Anticipate my next post on how best to stay away from getting diabetes. ✌
