Children can have diabetes! Watch out for these 5 signs

 

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If someone in the household has diabetes, the younger members of the family are also at risk of getting the disease. In this case, it is necessary to take extra precautions for the children of the family.

According to doctors, children with type-1 diabetes are prone to frequent urination, excessive hunger, thirst and frequent viral infections. Which affects studies, sports and other activities.

Urban diets tend to be high in carbohydrates. Children's favorite foods include chocolate, cornflakes. Maggi, momos, chips, burgers in the evening. This increases the risk of high blood sugar. Moreover, most of the urban children and teenagers are not used to sports these days. In their spare time they play video games or spend time on the internet. This unhealthy lifestyle increases the risk of contracting the disease.

Be careful about diabetes if you see any symptoms in children?

1) Are children often thirsty? This is a symptom of diabetes. Diabetes reduces the amount of saliva on the tongue. Due to this, there is also the problem of dry throat. If the level of diabetes is too high, it can lead to throat irritation, ulcers, infection.

2) Is the child's vision becoming blurred? But it may not be because of watching TV or lying down with a mobile phone. Diabetics can also have eye problems.

3) Are the gums bleeding while brushing the child's teeth? You may be thinking you need to change the brush. Even with diabetes, the gums become inflamed and the gums bleed. Do not ignore the inner part of the baby's mouth, if the tongue has occasional sores or irritation. This may be due to diabetes.

4) Frequent urination is also a symptom of diabetes. If the child goes to the bathroom repeatedly, then it should be understood that his blood sugar level has increased.

5) The child's body sometimes has a rash? Black spots falling on legs and arms? So be careful.

Source: Anandabazar newspaper.