Jakarta (ANTARA) – Parents need to recognize the symptoms of diabetes mellitus in children so that when a case is discovered it can be treated early.
“In general, there are three symptoms of diabetes mellitus in children, which are called the 3Ps, namely polyuria or frequent urination at night, polydipsia or frequent feeling thirsty, and polyphagia or easy hunger,” said a pediatrician from the Endocrinology Division of Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Dr. Ghaisani Fadiana Sp.A (K).
“Usually 3P is accompanied by one more distinctive thing, namely that body weight does not increase or even decreases, and this is quite often found in children and teenagers with diabetes,” said Ghaisani at a health discussion which was attended online in Jakarta, Friday.
This doctor at the Department of Pediatrics, FKUI RSCM, said that other symptoms experienced by children with diabetes mellitus are getting tired quickly and being unable to participate in moderate to vigorous activities.
A small number of children with diabetes will also have recurrent infections, such as recurrent lung and fungal infections.
To find out if a child has diabetes mellitus, parents must understand some of the symptoms. Apart from 3P, routinely checking blood sugar levels also includes early detection to find out whether the child has diabetes or not.
If the blood sugar is more than 200 mg/dl, plus there are 3P symptoms, then it is certain that the child is likely to have DM.
Unfortunately, parents often take their children to the hospital too late and arrive already in serious conditions, such as shortness of breath, dehydration and even decreased consciousness.
Ghaisani said that most diabetes mellitus in children is type 1, where there is a problem in the pancreas so that it cannot produce enough insulin for the body.
“In contrast to diabetes mellitus in adults, which is mostly type 2, the pancreas can produce insulin but the insulin cannot control blood sugar in the body.”
“The consequences will definitely be different in the management and therapy in children, because for the majority of type 1 DM whose bodies cannot produce insulin, what must be done as therapy is insulin injection therapy,” he said.
This news was published on Antaranews.com with the title: Recognize the symptoms of diabetes mellitus in children and how to treat them
Reporter: Fitra Ashari
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2023-09-09 00:47:29
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