Rindi Salsabilla, CNBC Indonesia
Lifestyle
Friday, 18/08/2023 10:15 WIB
Photo: Illustration of a child with diabetes. (Doc. Pexel)
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Diabetes does not always attack adults but can also be experienced by children. According to data from the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) in 2023, cases of diabetes in children have increased by 70 times since 2010.
Head of the IDAI Endocrinology Coordination Work Unit Muhammad Faizi said cases of diabetes in children could be even higher than currently recorded. This recorded data comes from 15 cities in Indonesia, including Jakarta, Surabaya, Palembang, to Medan. Of these, most reports came from Jakarta and Surabaya.
“This number has increased 70 times from data in 2010,” said Faizi in an IDAI online press conference, Wednesday (1/2). However, Faizi did not disclose the data on children with diabetes in 2010.
Type 1 diabetes is the type of diabetes that is more common in children and adolescents. This type of diabetes is an autoimmune disease when the body’s immune system destroys the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin.
In addition, diabetes was also found to affect girls (59%) more than boys.
Faizi noted that pediatric diabetes patients are generally 10-14 years old. The amount, about 46 percent of the total reported figures. While children aged 5-9 percent were found to contribute to 31.5 percent of all cases.
“There are also toddlers. Those aged 0-4 years have diabetes. From our records, there are around 19 percent,” he said.
Faizi said the high rate of childhood diabetes was due to an uncontrolled lifestyle. For this reason, it is important that parents pay more attention to the lifestyle and diet of their children.
Symptoms of diabetes in children
Signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children usually develop quickly and include the following:
Increased thirst Frequent urination, possibly wetting the toilet in a toilet trained child Extreme hunger Unintentional weight loss Fatigue Irritability or changes in behavior Fruity breath
Can pediatric diabetes patients recover?
There is no cure for type 1 diabetes in children, but it can be kept from getting worse.
Pediatric diabetes patients must undergo blood sugar management by changing their diet and lifestyle regularly.
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