Prevalence of Diabetes in Children
One of the most common diseases found in children and teens is diabetes.
90 to 95% of children with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.
the other 5 to 10% have type 2.
Most of the time when a child is diagnosed with diabetes it is assumed to be type 1 but in the last 20 years type 2 diabetes has been on the rise with children and teens.
More than a thousand children a year are diagnosed with diabetes and health care providers keep finding that more and more of these children have type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder unlike type 1 which is an autoimmune disease.
Instead of the body attacking itself and destroying the beta cells it develops a resistance to insulin and starts using it improperly.
As a result glucose builds up in the blood causing eventual damage to the kidneys and other organs leading to more complications.
Without the glucose being absorbed the body cannot produce energy leaving you feeling tired and exhausted all the time.
Health care providers are finding more and more children with type 2 diabetes, a disease usually diagnosed in adults aged 40 years or older.
Research from the American Diabetes Association shows that the increasing rate of obesity and low physical activity may be the cause of this increase of the prevalence of type 2 diabetes among children and teens.
Most of the children and teens diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are between 9 and 19 years old, have a family history if diabetes, obese, have insulin resistance, and poor glycemic control.
Type 1 diabetes prevalence of U.
S.
residents aged 0-19 years is 1.
7 per 1000.
Because Diabetes in children can go undiagnosed for quite a while it is hard to detect its prevalence.
Children can have few or no symptoms and blood tests are needed for an accurate diagnosis.
It is difficult to diagnose type 2 or type 1 diabetes in children.
The criteria to find the difference between the two is very complicated because children with type 2 can develop ketoacidosis as well as type 1 and type 1 diabetic children can be overweight too and the prevalence of this disease overall is still low.
Signs and symptoms of the onset of Diabetes are extreme thirst, weight loss, increased urination, tiredness, fatigue, increased appetite, headaches, and stomach pains.
Look for these warning signs so that the disease can be diagnosed ahead of time and treated more effectively.
To help prevent complications from this disease ask your doctor about diabetic vitamins and supplements.
Also some lifestyle changes are needed such as a balanced diet and daily physical activity.
90 to 95% of children with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.
the other 5 to 10% have type 2.
Most of the time when a child is diagnosed with diabetes it is assumed to be type 1 but in the last 20 years type 2 diabetes has been on the rise with children and teens.
More than a thousand children a year are diagnosed with diabetes and health care providers keep finding that more and more of these children have type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder unlike type 1 which is an autoimmune disease.
Instead of the body attacking itself and destroying the beta cells it develops a resistance to insulin and starts using it improperly.
As a result glucose builds up in the blood causing eventual damage to the kidneys and other organs leading to more complications.
Without the glucose being absorbed the body cannot produce energy leaving you feeling tired and exhausted all the time.
Health care providers are finding more and more children with type 2 diabetes, a disease usually diagnosed in adults aged 40 years or older.
Research from the American Diabetes Association shows that the increasing rate of obesity and low physical activity may be the cause of this increase of the prevalence of type 2 diabetes among children and teens.
Most of the children and teens diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are between 9 and 19 years old, have a family history if diabetes, obese, have insulin resistance, and poor glycemic control.
Type 1 diabetes prevalence of U.
S.
residents aged 0-19 years is 1.
7 per 1000.
Because Diabetes in children can go undiagnosed for quite a while it is hard to detect its prevalence.
Children can have few or no symptoms and blood tests are needed for an accurate diagnosis.
It is difficult to diagnose type 2 or type 1 diabetes in children.
The criteria to find the difference between the two is very complicated because children with type 2 can develop ketoacidosis as well as type 1 and type 1 diabetic children can be overweight too and the prevalence of this disease overall is still low.
Signs and symptoms of the onset of Diabetes are extreme thirst, weight loss, increased urination, tiredness, fatigue, increased appetite, headaches, and stomach pains.
Look for these warning signs so that the disease can be diagnosed ahead of time and treated more effectively.
To help prevent complications from this disease ask your doctor about diabetic vitamins and supplements.
Also some lifestyle changes are needed such as a balanced diet and daily physical activity.
