Juvenile Diabetes

Juvenile diabetes is the common name given to Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes typically takes one of two forms. Type 1, or juvenile diabetes, is the more serious condition that most often manifest during childhood and requires a treatment regiment centered on the use of insulin injections. Type 2 Diabetes, on the other hand, typically does not manifest itself until adulthood and is thought to be caused by obesity and genetics.

Facts About Juvenile Diabetes

When the pancreas stops producing, or limits the production of, insulin-producing beta cells, the body goes into a state of insulin deficiency – the cause of juvenile diabetes.
Roughly 10 percent of all diabetic cases are of juvenile diabetes.
Although research continues, as of yet there is still no known cause or cure for juvenile diabetes. Treatment, however, has come a long way, including the use of an insulin pump for convenient administration of proper insulin levels.
Although most often referred to as juvenile diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes can begin during adulthood too.
The essential treatment regiment is to replace your body’s loss of insulin and regularly monitor your blood sugar levels.

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Juvenile Diabetes: The Warning Signs

If you or someone you know exhibits the following symptoms, they may be at risk of having juvenile diabetes and should seek immediate medical treatment:

Excessive need to urinate
Unusual sense of thirst and need to hydrate via drinking fluids
Blurred vision.
Increased appetite
Rapid loss of weight
Sense of exhaustion or fatigue

If these initial symptoms are not immediately attended to, irreversible and serious harm can be done, including:

Alteration in the shape of the eye’s lens and subsequent change in vision
The presence of a odor (acetone) on the breath
Rapid and deep breathing
Nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain
A significant change in mood, including altered states of consciousness, confusion, mania or hostility

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