Many people have friends or family members may have a child with diabetes so may be curious about the condition. Many people also think that children must be born with diabetes to have it as a child. This unfortunately is not the case however, as children may develop diabetes. As a parent, it is important to educate yourself about diabetes and know the different kinds and also how to lower the risk factor for your child.
Insulin dependent or Type One Diabetes shows up in childhood normally and therefore also has the name juvenile diabetes. This form is caused when the body is unable to produce insulin and all and insulin shots will be depended on in order to obtain insulin. This form lasts into adulthood, but only accounts for 5-10% of all diabetes cases.
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As any sufferer knows, there are two types of Diabetes, type I and type II. The latter is sometimes called adult onset diabetes, and over 90% of diabetics suffer this type.
It therefore takes no great leap of imagination to realize that the vast majority of diabetics are adults. But children can also suffer from diabetes, and for such kids, there are problems to face that are very different to those of their diabetic seniors.
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When you look at a person with diabetes, you’d never know it, they look healthy on the outside.
But it’s what you don’t see that is so bad.
The disease elevates the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood. As blood sugars remain high, over time, complications such as blindness, kidney failure, amputations, heart disease, and severe nerve damage can occur.
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