Who should consider diabetes mellitus?
Drinking a lot of water
Excessive urination
Blurred vision
First, toilet training A child starts to leak pee after completing his/her baby period
Waking up at night to pee
Necessity of frequent diaper changes in babies
Prolonged or recurring fungal infections in the baby's diaper area
* If these early symptoms are not noticed, children may also experience more advanced symptoms such as abdominal pain, weakness, acetone odor in the mouth, and coma.
What does diabetes mellitus mean?
All cells in our body need sugar to function normally. Simply put, in this problem there is a disorder in the body's ability to use sugar.
Sugar can enter the cells thanks to a hormone called "insulin". In this case, 1) If there is not enough insulin in the body, 2) If the body cannot respond to the existing insulin for any reason, blood sugar rises. If this condition is not treated, it causes various problems in the body. There are two main types of this condition called diabetes.
What do Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes mean?
Type 1 Diabetes: The body can make little or no insulin. Its treatment is only with insulin.
Type 2 Diabetes: There may be insulin deficiency in this type, but the more common problem is the disorder in the tissues' response to insulin. Sometimes both can occur together. Pills and/or insulin may be used in its treatment. It is closely related to being overweight.
Acanthosis nigricans:
If you see a similar condition in your child, consult a physician.
It is a dark thickening of the skin that can be seen in people with insulin resistance. This skin darkness can be seen in different body parts, being more prominent in the neck and armpits. Mothers often try to rub it off, thinking it is dirt. It can improve with treatment.
When insulin resistance is left untreated, it can progress to type 2 diabetes. Sometimes this finding may be a sign of type 2 diabetes.
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