Category Diabetes

Until recently, diabetes was an adult disease, however, obesity and sedentary lifestyle, among other causes, have led to childhood diabetes being the second most common chronic disease in children. suffer from this disease is alarming. For example, in Spain it is estimated that there are approximately 30.

Doctors agree that the earlier diabetes is diagnosed in children, the better for them because it can prevent serious complications and health risks for young children. If your child drinks and urinates more than usual, has re-wetted the bed, loses weight, and has constant blurred vision, irritability, fatigue and tiredness, he or she may be diabetic, although that can only be confirmed by your doctor.

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease, which in many cases appears in children or young adults. It is an autoimmune pathology, that is, the body produces antibodies against the pancreas, as if it believes that it is something foreign to it, attacks and destroys it.Unlike Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, the latter usually occurs in older people and generally overweight or obese.