Signs of Diabetes in Babies

Diabetes is probably best known as a disease of adults. But don't get me wrong, it turns out that diabetes can also occur in young children even in infants.

Diabetes in Babies

Diabetes already suffered since the baby could develop a lifetime. So, the proper treatment is very necessary so that diabetics can stay healthy and normal activities.

To know your baby has diabetes or not, you need to know the signs 

of diabetes in infants. What's it?

In what age of diabetes in infants appears?

Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects the body's ability in absorbing blood sugar and use it as energy. People with diabetes, unable to use insulin properly, so blood sugar builds up in the body.

Not only in adults, diabetes can also occur in infants. Diabetes in infants can be only temporary (called transient neonatal diabetes mellitus (TNDM) type 1) and also there is a settled last a lifetime (called permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM)).

TNDM could happen since the baby is born (one the first week after birth) and usually symptoms TNDM can be lost gradually between the ages of 3 months to 18 months. However, diabetes, it can appear again, especially at the time of the children or during adolescence, and evolved into permanent diabetes mellitus. Whereas, the PNDM usually first appears in the first 6 months of life and continued through a lifetime.

Symptoms of diabetes in babies

In order to make babies with diabetes quickly gets proper care, you as parents certainly need to know what are the signs of diabetes experienced by infants. Signs of diabetes in infants are:

• Baby has experienced delays in growth since it's still in the womb

• Baby experience hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels)

• Baby more frequent urination so much loss of body fluids and dehydrated. In addition, the baby's urine smell may resemble the fruity aroma.

• The baby is not able to raise the weight or the weight of the baby continues to diminish. Although the baby may have eaten a lot of baby weight, but still difficult.

• Infant vomiting for no apparent reason

• Baby looks tired and weak because of the lack of energy

• Baby is experiencing delays in growth and development

According to Genetic Home Reference, baby with TNDM can also experience the development of abnormal organs, like the brain, heart, or kidneys, and also can have weak muscles. Whereas, babies with pancreatic PNDM usually have its development retarded.

If your baby's weight continues to decline and difficult climb, we recommend that you take your baby to see a doctor immediately. You ought to be suspicious of the baby suffered diabetes. The doctor will check the baby's blood sugar levels. If the baby's blood sugar levels 200 mg/DL or higher, it could be your baby suffer from diabetes. Doctors may be doing more in the laboratory examination to verify it.

Treatment of diabetes in infants

Babies with diabetes need special care that aims in order to keep his blood sugar levels controlled. Uncontrolled blood sugar for a long time can cause diabetes in infants become worse and could even bring up complications of diabetes. This requires lifelong treatment.

You as a parent should look at infant feeding intake until he got older. Intake eats very can affect blood sugar levels, so the intake by eating should be controlled. 

Avoid foods that contain high sugar levels to be given to the baby, such as sugary foods and drinks.

We recommend using low-calorie sweeteners and containing the mineral chromium for added in food or drink. The mineral chromium can improve the function of the hormone insulin, so that blood sugar levels can be controlled.

If the doctor gave medicines, such as insulin, you should use the appropriate drug rules. Do not forget them or passing from the time of the granting of a remedy should be. Drugs given doctor is helpful in controlling blood sugar levels.

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