In most cases it is extremely difficult to detect that your child is suffering from diabetes.
Still there are some top warning signs of diabetes that you must start to look for.
Diabetes is an illness that increases the quantity of glucose or sugar in the blood stream.
If the condition is left untreated it may result in serious health related complications and many severe problems.
The most common sign of diabetes is excessive thirst and frequent urination.
If a child suffers from diabetes then excessive level of blood sugar makes the child feel extremely thirsty.
This causes them to drink plenty of fluids.
All the different types of liquids they are taking in are unable to fulfill their insatiable thirst.
However the plenty of water intake cause them to make recurrent trips of the restroom.
The next warning sign of diabetes in children is blurriness in vision.
Mostly kids are unable to realize that something is going wrong with their vision.
This blurriness is tougher to diagnose as it is not constant.
The episodes of blurred vision come and go.
Children suffering from diabetes also undergo tingling and numbness sensation in hand and feet.
Again the child experiencing this numbness is unable to explain his feelings to his parents so the condition goes undiagnosed.
Again if the child is suffering from diabetes his minor, cuts, wounds and bruises may be taking a longer healing time.
Mostly the parents think the cut or wound was deeper enough so it is taking a longer time to heal.
However it is critical to watch the wound closely.
Another warning signs of diabetes that is generally misunderstood and ignored by the parents is irritable behavior of their child.
This is even truer if a teenager is suffering from sign of diabetes.
Diabetes causes the child to undergo mood swings.
Parents misconstrue this sign as teenage aggressive hormones.
Unexplained loss in weight and excessive hunger are two other signs of diabetes that must be looked for.
If your child is eating healthy but still not putting on the required weight then it is cause of concern.
Further if the child is eating healthy but losing weight then it is an issue that needs immediate attention; as there are chances that he may be suffering from diabetes.
Generally parents ignore even this weight loss sign and think their child is going under a growth spurt.
Diabetes cause severe problems if left untreated.
The elevated level of blood sugar for a longer period of time may result in kidney failure, heart related problems and blindness.
Still there are some top warning signs of diabetes that you must start to look for.
Diabetes is an illness that increases the quantity of glucose or sugar in the blood stream.
If the condition is left untreated it may result in serious health related complications and many severe problems.
The most common sign of diabetes is excessive thirst and frequent urination.
If a child suffers from diabetes then excessive level of blood sugar makes the child feel extremely thirsty.
This causes them to drink plenty of fluids.
All the different types of liquids they are taking in are unable to fulfill their insatiable thirst.
However the plenty of water intake cause them to make recurrent trips of the restroom.
The next warning sign of diabetes in children is blurriness in vision.
Mostly kids are unable to realize that something is going wrong with their vision.
This blurriness is tougher to diagnose as it is not constant.
The episodes of blurred vision come and go.
Children suffering from diabetes also undergo tingling and numbness sensation in hand and feet.
Again the child experiencing this numbness is unable to explain his feelings to his parents so the condition goes undiagnosed.
Again if the child is suffering from diabetes his minor, cuts, wounds and bruises may be taking a longer healing time.
Mostly the parents think the cut or wound was deeper enough so it is taking a longer time to heal.
However it is critical to watch the wound closely.
Another warning signs of diabetes that is generally misunderstood and ignored by the parents is irritable behavior of their child.
This is even truer if a teenager is suffering from sign of diabetes.
Diabetes causes the child to undergo mood swings.
Parents misconstrue this sign as teenage aggressive hormones.
Unexplained loss in weight and excessive hunger are two other signs of diabetes that must be looked for.
If your child is eating healthy but still not putting on the required weight then it is cause of concern.
Further if the child is eating healthy but losing weight then it is an issue that needs immediate attention; as there are chances that he may be suffering from diabetes.
Generally parents ignore even this weight loss sign and think their child is going under a growth spurt.
Diabetes cause severe problems if left untreated.
The elevated level of blood sugar for a longer period of time may result in kidney failure, heart related problems and blindness.
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