Monday, February 2, 2009

How to Learn if your Child is Diabetic

By Marcus Clarkson

When it comes to understanding and knowing what Diabetes is then the internet is a great place to start your investigations. As you will soon discover especially if a parent there are lots of places that can tell you what the signs of Diabetes in kids are.

Although there are several different types of diabetes, the most common type that children will suffer from is known as Type 1. With this type the child's body is actually unable to produce insulin and this in turn actually prevents the body from being able to use the food they eat in order to produce energy for it.

With this particular form of diabetes over Type 2 is that the signs of the condition can suddenly appear. Plus there are a number of different signs which may lead you to believe that your child is suffering from this form of diabetes. Below we list what the most common signs of this condition are.

1. Kids will need to urinate more often. This is because their bodies can not produce insulin which it uses to convert glucose into energy. Any excess glucose the body holds is passed through to the urinary tract and once there begins to absorb fluids. This in turn then results in a child need to go to the toilet more as their bladder will feel full far more often.

2. Because the increased glucose is absorbing large amounts of water from the body in order to counteract this, you will find that your child starts to drink more. Both the above mentioned signs are especially common in young children. So you need to keep a close eye on your child and if you suspect at any time that they may have diabetes immediately arrange for them to see a doctor.

3. When it comes to what are the signs for diabetes another one that often may make you believe that your child has this condition is that they eat more. Again this is a result of their bodies being unable to convert the glucose into energy correctly. So they tend to eat more in order to help counteract the problem.

4. The fourth sign that your child may well be suffering from Type 1 Diabetes is that they start to complain about feeling tired all of the time. Again because their body is unable to produce insulin to convert the glucose that they have eaten into energy.

5. The final sign of Diabetes in kids is that although they are eating and drinking more they are actually losing weight. Because their body is not getting enough glucose from what they consume to provide their body with energy it is having to take it from elsewhere. The quickest way for a child's body to do is this by using up any stored fat that the body may have. Also because a child needs to urinate more they are losing more fluids than their body can absorb and this further leads to weight loss. - 16650

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