| When My son was diagnosed with Diabetes at the age of 12, we were forever changed. It has been almost 13 years for us. All the fears came rushing in for me as a mother and I cannot even begin to fathom what it was like for being only 12 years of age. I had so many questions that needed answers and I knew that there were a lot that would not be answered as they were to be learned along the journey. That was the scary part, the not knowing. Today, is almost 24 and is the most amazing son a mother could ever have hoped for. He is an inspiration for future diabetics, and trust me I prayed for this day that would understand what happened to him. For the journey was not always easy for and me, we both had to learn and grow together. I want to dedicate this page for campaigning for the cure. I want share information, raise money and inspire others by showing them that all you need is faith and to know that you will be OK, that there is a ton of support out there, you just have to seek it out. Just take it one day at a time, trust your child. He really does know himself. More to come, I am just getting started. Empower yourself with love & compassion, Namaste |
Dedicated for my son Campaign 4 the Cure!
Type I Diabetes
Related concepts:
Diabetes mellitus – type I
Introduction:
When a child starts drinking more or urinating more frequently, the thought of diabetes often
springs into the parents’ minds. When should parents be concerned?
What is it?
In healthy children a hormone called insulin pushes sugar from the blood into the body's cells
where it can be used for fuel. This insulin is produced in the pancreas. Type I diabetes is an
attack on the pancreas.
Type 1 diabetes is what we call an autoimmune disease.
When diabetes first begins, the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas are destroyed gradually
over months or years. The remaining cells are able to compensate for this by increasing their
insulin production. The body can still make enough insulin to keep the concentration of sugar in
the blood within a fairly narrow range.
Not until 90 percent of the insulin-producing cells are destroyed is the sugar no longer pushed
effectively from the blood into the cells. The blood sugar level begins to rise. Without sugar in
the cells, muscle and fat begin to be burned for fuel (evidence of this -- ketone's -- shows up in
the urine). The person feels hungry all the time, but loses weight in spite of increased eating.
The person is literally starving.
Meanwhile, the concentration of sugar in the blood begins to increase. When the level reaches
180 mg/dL, the sugar begins to spill over into the urine. This causes the person to make more
urine and then get thirstier, creating an accelerating cycle.
Who gets it?
Type 1 diabetes most often strikes young people, especially between the ages of 5 and 7
(when viruses run through the schools), or at the time of puberty (when so many hormones
change). For this reason, it used to be called juvenile-onset diabetes. This term has now been
eliminated, since we now know that it can appear at any age.
People who get type 1 diabetes were born with a genetic predisposition to it. Not everyone born
with this predisposition gets diabetes, however. In fact, if an identical twin has diabetes, the
other twin only gets diabetes about half the time. Some predisposed individuals are exposed to
something in the environment that triggers the diabetes. This is usually a viral infection. The
virus misleads the body's immune system into making antibodies that attack its own pancreatic
cells.
What are the symptoms?
Type I diabetes generally brews for years, but appears abruptly. Then it rarely goes
undiagnosed for more than a few weeks. The classic symptoms at diagnosis are increased
urination, increased thirst, increased eating, and weight loss. Anyone with the classic
symptoms should have a blood sugar test as well as a urine test. Occasionally people also
report fatigue, blurred vision, vomiting, or abdominal pain. If the disease remains undiagnosed,
symptoms often progress to include vomiting, labored breathing, and then coma.
Chronic yeast infections (or other skin infections) can be an early warning sign. Healthy kids in
diapers commonly get yeast diaper rashes. But if these infections are very frequent, or difficult
to clear up with appropriate treatment, diabetes should be considered. If a child is out of
diapers, I prefer checking a fasting blood sugar after only one yeast infection, especially if there
is a family history of diabetes.
Is it contagious?
No. The viral illness that triggers the disease is contagious, though.
How long does it last?
This is a lifelong condition.
How is it diagnosed?
We call it diabetes when the fasting blood sugar is higher than 126 mg/dL.
Other tests are available for even earlier detection of the diabetes process. People with type 1
diabetes have measurable antibodies in their blood that reveal their autoimmune condition. One
auto-antibody found in people with type 1 diabetes is the islet cell antibody. This antibody is
often detectable months or years before symptoms appear. Other antibodies include the ICA
512 antibody and the GAD (or 64-K) antibody. The presence of these antibodies is a sign that
the body is attacking its own insulin-producing cells. I expect that testing for auto-antibodies
will get less expensive and more common over the next several years.
How is it treated?
Children with type I diabetes need insulin to replace what their pancreases have stopped
making. The dose and delivery need to be carefully monitored to keep the blood sugars in the
appropriate range.
It is important to work closely with a professional skilled in treating this disease to stay on top
of the latest developments, and to adjust management as needed, such as during infections or
surgery.
Exercise and a healthy diet are important for all children, but even more important for children
with diabetes.
How can it be prevented?
Several medicines have been studied for delaying or preventing type I diabetes in high-risk
children. Also, avoiding the early introduction of cow’s milk into the diets of children at high risk
may delay or prevent diabetes. This may explain why diabetes is less common among breast
fed children.
The MMR vaccine may also prevent some diabetes, in that diabetes tends to be more common
following outbreaks of mumps or rubella.
Related A-to-Z Information:
Coxsackievirus, Dehydration, Diaper Rash, Enuresis (Bedwetting), Impetigo, Mumps,
Pyelonephritis, Rubella (German measles), Thrush, Vomiting
Related concepts:
Diabetes mellitus – type I
Introduction:
When a child starts drinking more or urinating more frequently, the thought of diabetes often
springs into the parents’ minds. When should parents be concerned?
What is it?
In healthy children a hormone called insulin pushes sugar from the blood into the body's cells
where it can be used for fuel. This insulin is produced in the pancreas. Type I diabetes is an
attack on the pancreas.
Type 1 diabetes is what we call an autoimmune disease.
When diabetes first begins, the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas are destroyed gradually
over months or years. The remaining cells are able to compensate for this by increasing their
insulin production. The body can still make enough insulin to keep the concentration of sugar in
the blood within a fairly narrow range.
Not until 90 percent of the insulin-producing cells are destroyed is the sugar no longer pushed
effectively from the blood into the cells. The blood sugar level begins to rise. Without sugar in
the cells, muscle and fat begin to be burned for fuel (evidence of this -- ketone's -- shows up in
the urine). The person feels hungry all the time, but loses weight in spite of increased eating.
The person is literally starving.
Meanwhile, the concentration of sugar in the blood begins to increase. When the level reaches
180 mg/dL, the sugar begins to spill over into the urine. This causes the person to make more
urine and then get thirstier, creating an accelerating cycle.
Who gets it?
Type 1 diabetes most often strikes young people, especially between the ages of 5 and 7
(when viruses run through the schools), or at the time of puberty (when so many hormones
change). For this reason, it used to be called juvenile-onset diabetes. This term has now been
eliminated, since we now know that it can appear at any age.
People who get type 1 diabetes were born with a genetic predisposition to it. Not everyone born
with this predisposition gets diabetes, however. In fact, if an identical twin has diabetes, the
other twin only gets diabetes about half the time. Some predisposed individuals are exposed to
something in the environment that triggers the diabetes. This is usually a viral infection. The
virus misleads the body's immune system into making antibodies that attack its own pancreatic
cells.
What are the symptoms?
Type I diabetes generally brews for years, but appears abruptly. Then it rarely goes
undiagnosed for more than a few weeks. The classic symptoms at diagnosis are increased
urination, increased thirst, increased eating, and weight loss. Anyone with the classic
symptoms should have a blood sugar test as well as a urine test. Occasionally people also
report fatigue, blurred vision, vomiting, or abdominal pain. If the disease remains undiagnosed,
symptoms often progress to include vomiting, labored breathing, and then coma.
Chronic yeast infections (or other skin infections) can be an early warning sign. Healthy kids in
diapers commonly get yeast diaper rashes. But if these infections are very frequent, or difficult
to clear up with appropriate treatment, diabetes should be considered. If a child is out of
diapers, I prefer checking a fasting blood sugar after only one yeast infection, especially if there
is a family history of diabetes.
Is it contagious?
No. The viral illness that triggers the disease is contagious, though.
How long does it last?
This is a lifelong condition.
How is it diagnosed?
We call it diabetes when the fasting blood sugar is higher than 126 mg/dL.
Other tests are available for even earlier detection of the diabetes process. People with type 1
diabetes have measurable antibodies in their blood that reveal their autoimmune condition. One
auto-antibody found in people with type 1 diabetes is the islet cell antibody. This antibody is
often detectable months or years before symptoms appear. Other antibodies include the ICA
512 antibody and the GAD (or 64-K) antibody. The presence of these antibodies is a sign that
the body is attacking its own insulin-producing cells. I expect that testing for auto-antibodies
will get less expensive and more common over the next several years.
How is it treated?
Children with type I diabetes need insulin to replace what their pancreases have stopped
making. The dose and delivery need to be carefully monitored to keep the blood sugars in the
appropriate range.
It is important to work closely with a professional skilled in treating this disease to stay on top
of the latest developments, and to adjust management as needed, such as during infections or
surgery.
Exercise and a healthy diet are important for all children, but even more important for children
with diabetes.
How can it be prevented?
Several medicines have been studied for delaying or preventing type I diabetes in high-risk
children. Also, avoiding the early introduction of cow’s milk into the diets of children at high risk
may delay or prevent diabetes. This may explain why diabetes is less common among breast
fed children.
The MMR vaccine may also prevent some diabetes, in that diabetes tends to be more common
following outbreaks of mumps or rubella.
Related A-to-Z Information:
Coxsackievirus, Dehydration, Diaper Rash, Enuresis (Bedwetting), Impetigo, Mumps,
Pyelonephritis, Rubella (German measles), Thrush, Vomiting
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