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Diabetes handlers in children keep it away from complications.
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GridHEALTH.id – Diabetes is a chronic disease that causes problems in the body, so it cannot convert food into energy.
This health problem, which is often referred to as diabetes or diabetes, will last a lifetime.
Diabetes is not only a disease of adults or the elderly, because in fact children can also experience it.
Children generally have type 1 diabetes, a condition when the amount of the hormone insulin produced by the pancreas is not enough Healthy ChildrenFriday (04/03/2022).
As a result, sugar accumulates in the child’s bloodstream and cannot be excreted by the body in the form of urine.
On average, type 1 diabetes is experienced by children when they are between the ages of 5 to 6 years or aged 11 to 13 years.
In addition to type 1 diabetes, children are also at risk of developing type 2 diabetes due to an unfavorable lifestyle.
A number of children aged 10 years have even been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, because they are overweight.
Type 2 diabetes in children can also be affected by other medical problems, which make insulin not work optimally.
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Because this is a disease that lasts a lifetime, parents need to pay more attention to children with diabetes.
Children with diabetes who do not get proper treatment are at risk of developing complications such as eye or kidney problems.
Reported from Kids HealthFriday (04/03/2022), here are four tips for parents in caring for children with diabetes.
1. Check blood sugar
Parents can check blood sugar regularly by using a glucose meter and continuous glucose monitor (CGM). You can check glucose using a glucose meter before every meal and before going to bed.
While the use continuous glucose monitor in children can help parents know the child’s sugar level every minute, because the device is placed under the skin.
2. Administration of insulin
Children with type 1 diabetes need to get insulin by using a syringe or insulin pump.
Insulin that is put into the body aims to make glucose enter the cells, so that it can be converted into energy.
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3. Eat healthy food
In addition to routinely checking blood sugar and giving insulin, parents must also provide healthy food for children with diabetes.
Always calculate the carbohydrate content in the food or drink consumed by the child.
That way, children have the flexibility to eat how often and how much they like.
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Also, it helps parents and doctors to know how much insulin dose is needed by the child.
4. Keep your kids active
Hal No less important in caring for children with diabetes is to invite them to do physical activity.
Exercise can strengthen children’s muscles and bones, and help them control blood sugar levels.
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