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What is Juvenile Diabetes?

Read about the Causes, Signs, and Symptoms of Juvenile Diabetes. Being diagnosed with any condition or disease can be very scary, especially when it happens to our children. Will the disease affect their ability to lead a normal teenage life? Will they struggle even more when they become adults? In the case of Type 1 Diabetes, which is also referred to as juvenile diabetes, the important and good news is that the condition is totally manageable. Here are some of the things you need to know about the symptoms, causes, risk factors, and treatment of…

Symptoms and Causes of Juvenile Diabetes

Has your child just been diagnosed with Juvenile diabetes? Juvenile diabetes mellitus is more commonly called Type 1 diabetes. It is a metabolic syndrome and blood glucose levels are too high due to a deficiency of insulin secretion in the pancreas. What does this mean to you and your family? There may be some changes ahead including changes to diet and day-to-day routines and of course managing insulin. It may help to know you are not alone. Type one diabetes is one of the most common childhood diseases, with most people being diagnosed before they…