2024-04-06 12:11:35
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHOfor its acronym in English) defines diabetes as a chronic metabolic disease characterized by high levels of blood glucose (or blood sugar), which over time leads to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, the kidneys and nerves.
They estimate, according to their latest publication corresponding to the year 2023, that 62 million people in the American continent have diabetes. The majority, they highlight, live in low- and middle-income countries. In sum, 244,084 deaths are directly attributed to this disease.
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Diabetes in childhood and youth
Punctually, the American Academy of Pediatrics through Healthy Childrenreport, in their section dedicated to childhood diabetes, that, although there are several types of diabetes, the most common are type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Although both forms can occur at any age, the organization highlights that children have “more likely to be diagnosed with type 1 diabetes”.
They emphasize that although this type of diabetes can start at any age, “It occurs in maximum periods around 5 or 6 years of age and again from 11 to 13 years of age.”.
Before listing the symptoms, factors and recommendations, it is necessary to remember that type 1 diabetes is a disease caused by a lack of insulin. And this is needed to transport sugar from the bloodstream to the cells to be used as energy, as the organization points out.
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The symptoms indicated by American Academy of Pediatrics son:
- Increase in frequency of urination.
- Increased thirst.
- Extreme hunger.
- Involuntary weight loss.
- Fatigue.
- Fruity breath.
- Irritability.
The Ministry of Health reveals in an article that some of the factors that speed up the development of this condition may be:
- Family background.
- Low birth weight.
- Mother with gestational diabetes.
- Unhealthy eating.
- Physical inactivity.
- Intake of juices and sugary drinks.
- Early lactation and lack of breastfeeding.
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Finally, given that there is no cure for diabetes, it is stated that there is a way to keep the disease under control so that infants and adolescents who suffer from it can live through its stages as normally as possible. Therefore, treatment or control can only be carried out in the following way:
- Routinely monitor blood sugar.
- Insulin therapy.
- Strict healthy diet.
- Physical activity.
With information from the UNAM, Deadly, PAHO y Healthy Children.
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2024-04-06 12:11:35