Diabetes mellitus, often simply referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. This high blood sugar produces the classical symptoms of polyuria (frequent urination), polydipsia (increased thirst) and polyphagia (increased hunger).
I. It is difficult to say what kind of people are easy to get Type 1 Diabetes, however, the scientists have found some factors which may lead to Type 2 Diabetes.
▲ Children in a family with Diabetic history.
▲ Children whose mother gets Gestational Diabetes during pregnancy period.
▲ Children who have shown insulin resistance, for example, they may have acanthosis nigricans symbolized by melanosis and hyperkeratosis in the skin of neck, armpit and upper leg.
▲ Children who are excessively fat.
▲ Children who are suffering from some disease which can lead to insulin resistance, such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
If one or several lines above are suitable to your children, you should take them to do the check regularly so that an early discovery and prevention can be done.
II. Your Children are in a high risk to get the disease if they have one or several symptoms as following.
◆ Urinating too much times a day, some children even can wet the bed after stopping that for a long time.
◆ Drinking more water daily, and they want to get up at night because of thirsty.
◆ Easy to be hungry even though they have a lot of foods every time. In addition, they would like to take some kinds of food they do not like before.
◆ Sharp decreasing of weight. Some children always try to control their weight in daily life without a satisfying result, however, they can be thin in a very short time if they have Diabetes.
◆ Fatigue. The children prefer to stay at home rather than playing outside, and they are more likely to be squat or sitting down. All these changes may also be found in the children who are very naughty.
◆ Decrease of the eyesight.
◆ Itch in the skin and infection in the urinary system shown by vomiting and stomachache, and a short term blood glucose decreasing may appear.
◆ The wound in the children may be difficult to recover, and the wound is easy to be infected and bleeded.
◆ Systems of ketosis acidosis, such as nausea, vomiting, pain in the stomach, lethargy, obnubilation and even coma.
