Diabetes Mellitus In Children

Diabetes Mellitus In Children
 Difficult DetectedDiabetes mellitus (DM) or familiarly called diabetes are at particularly type 2 diabetes mellitus who are not inherited, is now not only affect adults. But also children and adolescents. Ironically, diabetes in children are difficult to detect, so that preventive measures will be a little more difficult to do
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Diabetes mellitus type 2 has no specific signs of a baby that has the potential of developing diabetes when adulthood.A child will be detected diabetes at the age of 7 years and above. It was marked by some of the symptoms are similar to symptoms such as vomiting diarrhea, frequent bowel movements, decreased consciousness (coma), severe dehydration, seizures and so on. But what distinguishes specifically, it was found the child smells sour breath (acetone).The condition that makes parents so often wrong in assessing the health condition of their children. Will many parents see the symptoms that occur in children as severe diarrhea. Often, children with diabetes admitted to hospital in a coma.Need anticipatory steps to address it. This is where parents share very important role. Required monitoring of eating habits and physical activity their children at home besides the development of the child's weight.Some of the symptoms that indicate a child is suffering from Diabetes Mellitus:

    Often quickly feel hungry and thirsty.
    Intensity urinate more frequently (polyuria)
    Weight loss is never up.Specific symptoms in children who are older than 3-4 years:

    IncontinenceIf some of the symptoms encountered, the ideal steps that can be taken by parents is trying to encourage children to check their blood sugar levels. Normal blood sugar levels in children with normal sugar levels for adults which ranged between 70-110 mg / dl.Required particular attention to parents who have a medical history of 'familiar' with diabetes mellitus. Potential reduction in type 1 diabetes mellitus in children are huge. Due to the deficiency of insulin due to destruction of pancreatic beta cells in the body of the parent, so it is possible the baby take insulin deficiency. However, for type 1 diabetes mellitus in children can be easily recognized from the beginning.The parents who had no history of diabetes mellitus, be a little more difficult to detect symptoms of diabetes mellitus. So often the parents neglect her health in obesity are potentially affected by type 2 diabetes mellitus.But that does not mean every child who is overweight or obese have a chance of developing diabetes mellitus.Potential indications of diabetes mellitus in children may be greater in children who are obese who have a parent with diabetes.Parents who have a history of diabetes mellitus are encouraged to give extra attention to their children being overweight and have physical activity to maintain body fitness review the amount of chance of getting diabetes mellitus in children despite healthy look.Diabetes in children can interfere with the growth process and even lead to death. Children affected by diabetes mellitus should undergo insulin therapy than taking drugs. Most importantly, children with diabetes also need to be maintained diet and regular exercise.However, what often happens when children eat lots and lots of drinking, parents consider reasonable.Often diabetesein case occurred in children who arrive at the hospital in a state of seizures and decreased consciousness. For it is important to appeal to the parents to do the blood sugar in children.