Being a type 1 diabetic for anyone is a struggle let alone a child. Children are going to have a harder time understand when they need juice or to take their next shot. They have to rely totally on their parents until they have an understanding on how to take care of themselves.
Teaching your children how to take care of themselves properly is going to be a huge impact on how their going to take care of themselves when their older. Teach them the proper way or else they will end up with more complications than not.
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Once upon a time, even up to ten years ago, type 2 diabetes was a problem for people later in life; it has now started to appear in younger age groups. With the worldwide increase in obesity, type 2 is becoming increasingly common. In the past those affected were the middle aged and elderly … now it is being seen in a much younger group, even at Children’s Clinics. In some clinics half the children diagnosed with diabetes have type 1 and the other half type 2.
Excess weight or obesity is still the significant factor in the development of type 2 diabetes in younger people. The excess weight leads to insulin resistance … the pancreas attempts to cope by producing more and more insulin. After a few years the pancreas is unable to keep up with the excess needs and the blood sugar level increases. This is when symptoms such as thirst and passing of increased amounts of urine becomes obvious.
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On December 20th 2006 The General Assembly of the United Nations pass what can be describe as a landmark resolution when they recognized diabetes as a chronic debilitating and costly disease.
Although World Diabetes Day was previously celebrated on November 14 each year the resolution made it an officially designated United Nations Day beginning 2007 and every year following.
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