Diabetes is growing at an alarming pace all over the world but what is more shocking is that this disease in no longer affecting the adults but also the children. There is a growing concern about the children. Another alarming fact is that children can be affected with two kinds or diabetes. Diabetes is a state where by your immune system destroys the insulin producing cells and which in turn makes our blood sugar levels high leading to diabetes. Diabetes in children is of two kinds: Immune diabetes: This is a form of diabetes where the immune system destructs the insulin producing cells in the child and the child losses weight instead of being obese. The child has the urge to drink water again and again and urinates frequently. Also, there is presence of ketones  [...]

Diabetes mellitus is a condition that you’re familiar with, if you’ve found your way to this blog. Regardless of whether you’re newly diagnosed, or someone in your family is at a risk of developing diabetes, chances are that you’ll want to find out more about the condition. But what happens when the youngest member of your family is at a chance of developing diabetes? The Youngest and The Smallest Patients of Diabetes: Almost any parent will attest to the fact that the worst feeling in the world is that of not being able to help your child when he is hurting. When your young child starts suffering from diabetes, she/he will be unable to tell you that they’re feeling extremely ‘low’ or have the need to check their blood glucose level. But the fact of the matter remains that this is something that you will learn to deal with along the way. Just how you managed to understand the distinguishing factors between a ‘hungry cry’ and a ‘wet cry’, you’ll learn  [...]

When a person is first diagnosed with diabetes, it can turn out to be quite an unpleasant experience for them. They know and fully understand that life is never again going to be the same for them – neither physically nor emotionally. Little do people realize it, but having diabetes also takes a toll on the mental and emotional wellbeing of a person. Living life differently now, after years of having enjoyed whatever you wanted to enjoy in terms of food and lifestyle, makes a world’s difference. This restraint while eating and exercising is known to adversely affect the overall wellbeing of a number of people. When adults are known to have so many problems grappling with the acceptance of diabetes, what do you expect will happen in the case of a child who develops the condition? Juvenile Diabetes: When children develop the condition of diabetes, it is termed as ‘juvenile’. Unlike the meaning attached to this term ‘juvenile’ otherwise, this time around it is not  [...]