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What should I do when my blood sugar is 250?
If you are experiencing episodes of hyperglycemia frequently, you should contact your endocrinologist to discuss other options of treatment to have a better control of the blood READ MORE
If you are experiencing episodes of hyperglycemia frequently, you should contact your endocrinologist to discuss other options of treatment to have a better control of the blood sugars.
Can prediabetes be reversed permanently?
Yes, with constant healthy diet and physical activity
Does diet cause a child to get diabetes?
It depends on the type of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is related to high consumption of carbohydrates and junk food. Type 1 diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disease NOT READ MORE
It depends on the type of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is related to high consumption of carbohydrates and junk food. Type 1 diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disease NOT related to diet.
How serious is low blood sugar?
Severe *hypoglycemia* can cause accidents, injuries, coma, and may even prove fatal. Recent studies have associated severe *hypoglycemia* as a risk factor for dementia, falls, READ MORE
Severe *hypoglycemia* can cause accidents, injuries, coma, and may even prove fatal. Recent studies have associated severe *hypoglycemia* as a risk factor for dementia, falls, fractures, and heart attacks.
What can COVID-19 do to a child with diabetes?
https://www.diabetes.org/coronavirus-covid-19/how-coronavirus-impacts-people-with-diabetes
What should diabetics patients avoid?
Simple carbohydrates.
https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/simple-carbohydrates-complex-carbohydrates#carbs-to-avoid
https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/simple-carbohydrates-complex-carbohydrates#carbs-to-avoid
Is it safe for diabetics to have children?
Yes, as long as diabetes is under good control.
What causes prediabetes in children?
Diet with high consumption of carbohydrates, sugars, sweets, drinking sugar-containing beverages, junk food, fast food and lack of exercise.
What should I do when I have low blood sugar?
If you have *symptoms* of hypoglycemia, do the following: Eat or drink 15 to 20 grams of fast-acting carbohydrates. These are sugary foods without protein or fat that are easily READ MORE
If you have *symptoms* of hypoglycemia, do the following: Eat or drink 15 to 20 grams of fast-acting carbohydrates. These are sugary foods without protein or fat that are easily converted to *sugar* in the body. Try glucose tablets or gel, *fruit juice*, regular — not *diet* — soft drinks, honey, and sugary candy.
What causes a child to become prediabetic?
Overweight, bad eating habits and lack of exercise.
How do you feel when your blood sugar is too high?
- *Frequent urination*.
- *Increased thirst*.
- *Blurred vision*.
- *Fatigue*.
- *Headache*.
- *Increased thirst*.
- *Blurred vision*.
- *Fatigue*.
- *Headache*.
Can skinny children develop diabetes?
Yes, they can develop type 1 diabetes mellitus.
How do you help a child with prediabetes?
Giving him healthy food and keeping him with a normal weight for his age
Do you have sweet smelling urine if you have diabetes?
Yes, we call that GLUCOSURIA; means sugar in the urine.
How does having diabetes affect your vision long-term?
Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus causes vision loss (diabetic retinopathy).
Will my son's diabetes affect his vision?
Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus will affect his vision (diabetic retinopathy). He must have a yearly evaluation by an ophthalmologist.
What are the signs of a diabetic emergency?
Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and shortness of breath; these are the classical signs of a diabetic ketoacidosis.
How do you know if your child has diabetes?
Take him to his pediatrician and he will do blood work to find out.
What diet is best for kids with diabetes?
It depends on the type of diabetes. In general, we recommend a low-carbohydrate diet.
