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Child Diabetes: What Is Diabetes?A diagnosis of diabetes for your child is no doubt accompanied by a wide range of emotions. How is this going to impact my child and their friends? Their school day? How can I keep them safe and healthy?Diabetes is a condition in which the body does not make or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar and other food into the energy needed for daily life. People with diabetes have increased blood glucose levels due to an absence of insulin, or resistance to insulin's effects. Since the glucose is not processed into energy, the body loses its main source of fuel and the glucose is absorbed into your blood. Having too much glucose in your blood can damage your eyes, kidneys, and nerves over time. It may take some time for your family to work through all of the emotions brought on by the diagnosis. Caring for and controlling the diabetes will become a routine part of daily life. Type 1 diabetes, previously known as juvenile diabetes, is a disease in which the body does not make insulin. Type 1 diabetes is typically diagnosed in children and young adults and lasts their entire lives. Although it takes work to manage the disease, people with diabetes can live long, healthy, happy lives. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes in which the body produces a smaller-than-normal amount of insulin or fails to properly use it. It is most often diagnosed in adults, but is being seen more in children and adolescents due to rising rates of obesity. |
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