Symptoms of Diabetes in Children
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Symptoms of Diabetes in Children
Sphere: Related ContentDiabetes affects all age groups including children. Diabetes in children is increasing at an alarming rate and calls a lot of concern.
The onset of diabetes in children is acute or sub-acute. The course of the disease varies from few hours to few weeks.
Some of the main symptoms of diabetes in children may include:
- Passage of excess urine that may cause bed-wetting and thirst are the initial symptoms.
- The development of the child maybe slower than other children and the child shows a lazy attitude.
- Abdominal pain, vomiting, dehydration and acidosis may develop gradually.
- The diabetic child loses weight and looks lean.
- He is prone to respiratory and other infections.
- Toxins build-up in the blood and make it acidic (keto-acidosis).
- Breath is sweet smelling and skin and tongue become dry.
- The child feels drowsy, Blood Pressure is low, pulse becomes weak and child may go into a semi-conscious or unconscious state in advanced stages.
April 27, 2008 | Filed Under Diabetes
