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Monday, January 17, 2011

Diabetes in Children

A. Childhood Diabetes

Initially, two or three years, the child looks normal but as you grow it becomes more prone to infections. In general, the lower is hospitalized by some in the chest or other infections and investigations reveal that the child has high blood sugar levels called as IDDM.


At school, the child may need to urinate frequently or not being able to see clearly or Black IFHE Board was very active at school or in sports before, now are feeling lazy or tired all these symptoms suggest the presence of diabetes . He should be investigated for diabetes. Diabetes in children is different from adults, because you need regular insulin injections. Junk food, chocolates, ice cream and cold drinks should be avoided.

B. Treatment
  • Daily injection of insulin
  • Diet
  • Exercise
  • Insulin

Children are taught to take shots of them and blood sugar should be checked regularly to adjust the dose ofInsulin.

Tablets are not effective and should not be given to children DiabettC.

Diet

A child with diabetes should eat frequent small meals prevellt fluctuations in blood sugar.

Total caloric intake was calculated on the child's age and body weight by 1 000 calories in one year and another 100 calories, food is broken III 4-6 meals.

Total caloric intake was calculated on the basis of the child and body weight. Diet would be very much agree with the child's activities. They may have frequent meals rather than one or two large meals.

Exercise

Exercise is important for a diabetic child, but should be avoided immediately after injection.

Diabetes-Picnic-cum-education camps are useful where the team of physicians, dietitians, diabetes educators can discuss openly with children and parents about the treatment and other problems.

Counseling parents to come the children's emotional outburst diabetes is one of the important aspects of diabetes management.

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