More Children Are Being Diagnosed with Diabetes after Pandemic
Type 1 diabetes is also referred to as insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes. It’s a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces no insulin or little insulin. Insulin is a hormone required in the body that allows glucose (sugar) to enter cells in order to produce energy.
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, doctors have observed a significant increase in diagnoses for type 1 diabetes, particularly in children. Various factors may contribute to the development of type 1 diabetes, the most common being genetics and exposure to some viruses, as well as other environmental factors. While this chronic condition usually appears during childhood or adolescence, it can also develop in adults.
Dr. Roberto Izquierdo, a pediatric endocrinologist in central New York, revealed that before the pandemic, he saw nearly 100 patients with both type 1 and 2 diabetes; type 1 was the most common. However, this number shot up to almost 150 in 2021.
Unlike type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when an individual’s body doesn’t use and regulate glucose in a normal way. It results from too much sugar circulating in an individual’s bloodstream. Insulin helps lower the amount of sugar in an individual’s bloodstream.
Studies conducted recently support these claims, with physicians in San Diego recording 57% increases in cases of type 1 diabetes in young people. Symptoms of type 1 diabetes include frequent urination, increased thirst, extreme hunger, bedwetting in children who don’t normally wet the bed, mood changes such as irritability, unintended weight loss, blurred vision, weakness and fatigue.
A recently released morbidity and mortality report by the CDC highlighted the increased risk for diabetes among children more than a month after a coronavirus infection.
Izquierdo stated that the number-one thing to do was to get children into treatment as soon as possible in order to avoid a life-threatening diabetes complication known as ketoacidosis. He also explained that different types of insulin exist that allow doctors to adjust an individual’s blood sugar, noting that continued glucose monitoring through the use of technologies such as the devices manufactured by Nemaura Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: NMRD) was also a way to keep children from having to check their blood sugar regularly. In addition to this, the presence of insulin pumps also helped as they delivered insulin constantly, which helped improve the quality of life for kids.
It should be noted that type 1 diabetes still has no cure. Treatment focuses on managing levels of blood sugar with insulin, lifestyle and diet to hinder complications from occurring.
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Type 1 diabetes is also referred to as insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes. It’s a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces no insulin or little insulin. Insulin is a hormone required in the body that allows glucose (sugar) to enter cells in order to produce energy.
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, doctors have observed a significant increase in diagnoses for type 1 diabetes, particularly in children. Various factors may contribute to the development of type 1 diabetes, the most common being genetics and exposure to some viruses, as well as other environmental factors. While this chronic condition usually appears during childhood or adolescence, it can also develop in adults.
Dr. Roberto Izquierdo, a pediatric endocrinologist in central New York, revealed that before the pandemic, he saw nearly 100 patients with both type 1 and 2 diabetes; type 1 was the most common. However, this number shot up to almost 150 in 2021.
Unlike type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when an individual’s body doesn’t use and regulate glucose in a normal way. It results from too much sugar circulating in an individual’s bloodstream. Insulin helps lower the amount of sugar in an individual’s bloodstream.
Studies conducted recently support these claims, with physicians in San Diego recording 57% increases in cases of type 1 diabetes in young people. Symptoms of type 1 diabetes include frequent urination, increased thirst, extreme hunger, bedwetting in children who don’t normally wet the bed, mood changes such as irritability, unintended weight loss, blurred vision, weakness and fatigue.
A recently released morbidity and mortality report by the CDC highlighted the increased risk for diabetes among children more than a month after a coronavirus infection.
Izquierdo stated that the number-one thing to do was to get children into treatment as soon as possible in order to avoid a life-threatening diabetes complication known as ketoacidosis. He also explained that different types of insulin exist that allow doctors to adjust an individual’s blood sugar, noting that continued glucose monitoring through the use of technologies such as the devices manufactured by Nemaura Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: NMRD) was also a way to keep children from having to check their blood sugar regularly. In addition to this, the presence of insulin pumps also helped as they delivered insulin constantly, which helped improve the quality of life for kids.
It should be noted that type 1 diabetes still has no cure. Treatment focuses on managing levels of blood sugar with insulin, lifestyle and diet to hinder complications from occurring.
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