subject: Juvenile Or Type 1 Diabetes [print this page] Type 1 diabetes is the innovative term for juvenile diabetes nowadays. It is more like a syndrome accompanied by metabolism disorder and unusually high blood sugar levels due to a deficiency in secreting insulin from the pancreas. Subsequent to a meal, a small part of the ingested food breaks down into glucose or sugar. The glucose then goes through the blood then into the cells of the body with the help insulin. This hormone is a product of the pancreas.
Regularly, the pancreas creates an adequate amount of insulin to put up with the quantity of glucose in the body. Nevertheless, if the patient has juvenile diabetes then it's either the pancreas creates small amounts or no insulin at all. Thus, it may also occur when the cells don't normally respond to insulin. Glucose accumulates in the blood, seep into the urine and excreted in small amounts from the body. Diabetes may be related to primary complications concerning various organs involving the eyes, heart, nerves, and kidneys, especially when blood glucose is controlled poorly over several years of having the disease.
An estimate of 17 million of patients in the United States has diabetes and around 1.4 million patients belong to the juvenile group. More or less, 35 American kids are diagnosed to have juvenile diabetes on a daily basis. The precise cause of juvenile diabetes or Type 1 diabetes is still unknown. Nevertheless, it is perceived that juvenile diabetes is an effect of the toxic or infectious attack to a patient whose immunity is genetically at risk from developing a destructive reaction either in opposition to molecular mimicry or against dysfunctional pancreatic proteins (B antigens). It is not due to eating too much glucose or due to obesity. A higher predisposition of having juvenile diabetes is noted for children who suffer from long-term diseases. An excellent glucose monitoring system is essential to be able to properly manage the disease. Glucose test strips are vital tools during the monitoring period.
Just like any other disease, this juvenile condition also has its own set of symptoms. These manifestations are very important especially during the diagnosing stage. These symptoms can occur suddenly and include polyuria or excessive urination, polyphagia or tremendous hunger, polydypsia or excessive thirst, blurring of vision, sudden weight loss, severe fatigue and weakness, nocturnal enuresis or night voiding, difficulty of breathing, lethargy and fruity breath. These symptoms are also common symptoms of other illnesses. The most definitive way of determining juvenile or type 1 diabetes would be through tests of the blood glucose.
