Symptoms of diabetes in babies

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In recent years, the incidence rate of diabetes in children has increased rapidly, but because of the hidden disease, it is difficult to detect early diabetes in children, and can only be diagnosed by blood glucose screening. To this end, patients should timely understand the symptoms of diabetes in children, so let's talk about the symptoms of diabetes in 6-year-old baby

Symptoms of diabetes in babies

1. The onset is acute, about 1 / 3 of the children have a history of fever and upper respiratory tract, digestive tract, urinary tract or skin infection before onset. This is a common symptom of diabetes in children, parents must be aware of it in time.

2. Cataract may occur within 1-2 years in children with unsatisfactory long-term blood glucose control. In the late stage, microangiopathy caused retinopathy and renal function damage.

3. The symptoms of diabetes in children are polydipsia, polyuria, overeating and starvation, but weight loss, obvious emaciation, fatigue, and mental depression. This is easy to be ignored by many parents, thinking that it is caused by children's learning pressure and overwork.

matters needing attention

Overeating is not an inevitable symptom of the patient. Some children have normal or decreased appetite. Weight loss or emaciation is very fast, fatigue and mental depression are also common. If there are polydipsia, polyuria, vomiting, nausea, anorexia or abdominal pain, diarrhea and leg pain, it should be considered complicated with diabetic ketoacidosis. Fever, cough and other respiratory tract infections or skin infections, vaginal itching and tuberculosis can coexist with diabetes.