What are the symptoms of Diabetes and what are the precautions must be taken to keep Diabetes in control? Does only adult suffer from this disease or even children also?

Question

Even children can be affected
it can present without any symptoms.

Meghanath Yenni · Accepted Answer

Even children can be affected
it can present without any symptoms.

Subhash Divekar · Answer

Excessive thirst, urination, appetite, weakness, cramps in legs, and non healing of wound and weight loss are some of the symptoms. Almost half the adults having Diabetes have no symptoms and is detected accidentally during some tests. For diabetes to be under control 1. Proper diet restrictions, calorie watch, No free sugar, reducing weight 2. Regular exercise like walking sports swimming 30 minutes a day , proper medications as advised, Monitoring of sugar levels Periodical tests and follow up with doctor helps in control and avoiding of likely complications of diabetes There are different types of diabetes adult childhood and in pregnancy. Unfortunately it is found in very young obese children as old as one year

Shilpa · Answer

thirsty, tiredness. profuse sweating, burning sensation in foot. and hand. weight loss. precautions are, avoid sweet, eat every 2nd hourly. take medicines properly. and drink plenty of water. children  also having the risk of diabetes.

Prabhakar Laxman Jathar · Answer

Mr. Diabetes mellitus usually does not produce easily recognisable symptoms, that is one of the reasons why many persons do not realise that they have the problem. When fully developed it may cause excessive urination, excessive hunger, excessive thirst, unexplained weight loss and tiredness. Precautions to be taken keep diabetes in control are taking prescribed medications regularly without missing a dose, take a restricted diet, that provides exact calories based on ideal body weight, extent of daily exercise and blood sugar levels. Exercise daily for at least 1 hour, consume more of green leafy vegetables, salads and permitted fruits (100 g a day). Avoid alcohol and smoking. Also avoid sweets, deep fried foods, junk foods, pastries and sweetened aerated drinks.
There are mainly two types of diabetes t1 where there is total absence of insulin, patient needs insulin for survival and for treatment. This is seen even in young children from very early childhood. T2 is due to either lack of insulin or resistance to its action or both, this occurs in later yaers, earlier above 40 years. Now a days seen even in teen ages. Main reason for this is considered to be over weight and inactivity.