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World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day falls on November 14, 2007 and the theme for this year has a focus on diabetes in children No Child Should Die of Diabetes
The current theme is intended to step up awareness about child diabetes, its diagnosis and treatment
Bitter Statistics
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240 million diabetics in the world A new diabetic enters the pitch every 21 seconds 50% of diabetics are ignorant of their condition. Diabetes is a leading cause of kidney failure, blindness and loss of limbs due to amputation in adults. Children are not spared; globally, 200 children a day are given the juvenile diabetic verdict. Diabetes escalates at an annual rate of 3% in children and adolescents India is the Diabetic Capital of the World with 40.9 million diabetics China, Russia, and United States portray worrying trends in diabetes |
From a Carefree Life to a Life of Care
When diabetes catches them young, it lays siege on the best part of childhood and growing up years. Indeed a chronic disease, it can manifest at any stage in childhood. Even toddlers could come down with the condition. Child diabetes, popularly called as Juvenile Diabetes or Type 1 diabetes is often misdiagnosed, diagnosed late or completely escapes detection.
The crux of the campaign is to increase the awareness about Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents with an emphasis on timely diagnosis. Timely diagnosis and early treatment can reduce associated complications and can save many lives.
Juvenile Diabetes Understanding the Condition
Juvenile diabetes or Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease that affects the functioning of beta cells. When this occurs, the pancreas fail to produce adequate insulin demanded by the body. A shortage of insulin leads to inadequate breakdown of sugars.This , in turn results in an accumulation of sugar in the blood stream leading to diabetes.
Improper diet, inadequate exercise, genetic factors and environment play a significant role in triggering the condition. The symptoms appear without an announcement and can often go unnoticed.
Watch Out For the Following Symptoms
Increased urination
Increased thirst
Increased hunger
Fever or other minor infections
Bedwetting
Weight loss
Fatigue
There are a number of tests which will be advised by the medical specialist to assist in the diagnosis.
1. Urine test to detect glucose
2. Blood test to ascertain the amount of glucose present in the blood
3. Glucose-tolerance test
4. Fasting blood sugar
Management
Sadly, Juvenile diabetes has no cure. Management of diabetes is possible only with insulin injections. Daily monitoring of blood sugar at regular intervals in a day, proper diet and adequate exercise is sacrosanct to the treatment of juvenile diabetes.
Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes, also known as Non Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus or Adult-onset Diabetes, manifests in middle age. In Type 2 diabetes the body is unable to effectively use the insulin it produces.
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