Juvenile diabetes mellitus is more commonly known as type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes causes metabolism disorders and the blood sugar levels shoot up inappropriately due to a lack of insulin secreted by the pancreas. Once a person has eaten, the food gets broken down into glucose. This sugar is then passed into the blood stream from where the cells of the body can absorb the sugar with the help of the hormone names insulin to give the body enough energy. Usually the pancreas is supposed to secrete the right amount of insulin. However if the person concerned is diabetic, the pancreas produces either very little or absolutely no insulin. In other cases, the cells may not respond to the insulin secreted in the body. Sugar content thus begins to accumulate in the blood, makes up much of the urine and leaves the body unused. Vital organs of the body such as heart, eyes, kidneys, nerves can be responsible for the development of diabetes especially if the condition has been left neglected over a very long period of time.
Almost 1.4 million people in the United States suffer from type 1 diabetes, most of them being from Scandinavia. Statistics tell us that about 335 children get diagnosed with juvenile diabetes every day in America. The cause of juvenile diabetes is still not definite. Estimates are made that type 1 diabetes is a product of something infectious or toxic being introduced to one with a weak immune system or other weak vital organs. Type 1 diabetes is definitely not caused by obesity or the eating of excessive sugar. Of all the diseases that one can adopt while still a child, juvenile diabetes has the highest chances of being developed by an individual. This is genetic by nature and if somebody in your family suffers from type 1 diabetes, there are dominant chances of you developing the same at a fairly young age.
The symptoms of juvenile diabetes occur suddenly and are pretty dramatic. Frequent urination, increased hunger and thirst, sudden weight loss, weakness and fatigue, nocturnal enuresis, blurred eye sight, tingling sensation in the hands and the feet, laboured breathing, lethargy, drowsiness are some of these symptoms which you might notice if you are suffering from juvenile diabetes. If you experience any of these, you must get in touch with a doctor immediately so you can be confirmed as diabetic and your medication can begin immediately. After a thorough detailing of your medical history, you will been checked via a number of tests – urine tests, blood tests, glucose tolerance tests, blood sugar tests etc. To mend your condition of juvenile diabetes, your diet, insulin, blood glucose and daily exercise will have to be taken into account. Your doctor will guide you through so you know exactly what to do to prevent worsening your condition.
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