Diabetes Care Information For Parents With Kids With Diabetes.

The increasing number of kids suffering from diabetes is currently a dangerous trend all over the world. Although most kids are affected by type 1 diabetes, there are more reasons to worry as kids with type 2 diabetes are also increasing in numbers. As diabetes leads to many serious diseases in the future, parents of kids having diabetes must have all the necessary information about diabetes care. However, the exact cause of diabetes in both kids and adults are yet to be ascertained.

Some scientists believe that diabetes occurs hereditary genetic characteristics are triggered by environmental factors such as diet or exercise. But there are many type 1 diabetic kids who have no history of diabetes in their families however; so the exact cannot be identified with certainty. Kids, however, mostly get type 2 diabetes because of poor diet from a young age, with a sedentary lifestyle to boot.

Parents should watch for symptoms of diabetes in kids such as tiredness, loss of weight, thirst, and frequent urination. Kids may show specific symptoms like stomach aches, headaches and behavioral problems. Once the disease is diagnosed, kids are referred to a diabetes specialist for necessary treatment. Often an insulin regimen suited to specific needs and habits of the kids are recommended.

Parents of kids with diabetes should keep a close watch on their blood glucose levels of your child, avoiding lows and highs. This is an important part of diabetes care for children. Parents should know that kids with diabetes should have restricted diets and they should close monitor the activity levels of the children. There is no denying that diabetes can be a real strain. So it is all the more important for patients as well as their families to know that support is on hand.

For successful diabetes care for kids, parents should understand how the disease affects their kids and be adaptable and patient. Parents should learn the technique of delivering insulin injections even if they do not need to deliver them on their own. The two main delivery sites lie above the abdomen and in the thigh. Parents should learn the symptoms of low blood glucose, and also diabetic acidosis and know what to if they occur.

Parents should teach their children how to monitor their blood sugar levels when they are old enough and also teach them how to administer their own insulin injections when they grow a little older. Parents should ensure that everyone knows that their kids are diabetic;

this knowledge will help them take proper care of the kids if any symptoms of low blood glucose level occur.

As parents of diabetic kids, you should ensure that they follow the diets recommended by doctors. In most cases, a balanced and healthy diet containing complex carbohydrates and fibers is given. Physical exercise plays an important role in controlling type 2 diabetes in kids. It is ideal if children are made to do some physical exercise on a daily basis. Parents should, however, see to it that they do such exercises that can lower blood sugar levels.

So, parents have a great role to play as far as care for their diabetic kids are concerned.

• John Palsson
• 09/06/2009, 12:59 AM
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