How young can they diagnose diabetes?
Monday, July 6th, 2009 at
10:40 am
redpeach_mi asked:
Does anyone have a very young baby that was diagnosed with diabetes? What are the symptoms? I really do not know much about it, but I’m thinking that my daughter might have it. Thank you very much.
Does anyone have a very young baby that was diagnosed with diabetes? What are the symptoms? I really do not know much about it, but I’m thinking that my daughter might have it. Thank you very much.
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what makes you think that your child has diabetes? have you done research about diabetes and what it is
Diabetes is a condition where the body cannot maintain normal blood glucose levels.
Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose move from the blood into the cells. When the body does not produce enough insulin, the blood glucose level rises. Diabetes is very serious and if you suspect your child has diabetes you need to take her/him to the doctor immediately and have blood tests.
I know they can run the test on toddlers. Both my husband and I had over-anxious mothers who were worried about how much liquid we drank *lol* I think he was tested at around a year, I was probably closer to 2.
Neither of us has diabetes.
I’m not saying you have nothing to worry about, but don’t drive yourself too nuts.
It is rare for children under five to develop diabetes, but type 1 diabetes can occur in babies when they are only a few months old. Type 2 diabetes is just now being found in children under five. The symptoms of diabetes, such as urinating a lot and being very thirsty, are the same in children under five as in adults. Symptoms can become apparent very quickly—over a few days or a week—you might have noticed that your child’s diaper needed changing more often, or that he or she started to wet the bed, or needed extra feedings and drinks.
before
birth
My husband was diagnosed when he was 3, and that was over 30 years ago, so I’m sure technology has improved immensely since then. You should express your concerns to the babies Dr., and describe what the symptoms are that make you worried.
Well, a person could be born type I from birth. Type II is happening at a very alarming rate how days in children.
Treating diabetes is best carried out during the early stages of the disease when the consequences can still be controlled and minimized. Such an approach will require an early determination of diabetic symptoms. These diabetic symptoms are:
* Extreme and excessive thirst that is quite abnormal
* Hunger even when meals have recently been taken
* Frequent urination
* Fatigue easily creeps in
* Excessive weight loss at such a short period of time
* Smeared vision
* Nagging impatience that has recently been developed
If you are interested in more info on treatment for type 2 diabetes, you may wish to refer to this site :