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Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A campaign has been launched to encourage parents and medics to spot the warning signs of type 1 diabetes as early as possible.
Early diagnosis in children can prevent a potentially life-threatening condition called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), where a severe lack of insulin leads to the body starting to break down other tissue as an alternative energy source to glucose.
About one in four children who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes already have DKA, rising to one in three those under five.
Warning signs of type 1 diabetes can include increased thirst, feeling more tired, losing weight and needing to go to the toilet more often.
Jane-Claire Judson, director of Diabetes Scotland, said: "A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes is a lot for any child and their family to take in and respond to.
http://www.glasgowsouthandeastwoode...o-get-earlier-diagnosis-in-children-1-3961568
Early diagnosis in children can prevent a potentially life-threatening condition called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), where a severe lack of insulin leads to the body starting to break down other tissue as an alternative energy source to glucose.
About one in four children who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes already have DKA, rising to one in three those under five.
Warning signs of type 1 diabetes can include increased thirst, feeling more tired, losing weight and needing to go to the toilet more often.
Jane-Claire Judson, director of Diabetes Scotland, said: "A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes is a lot for any child and their family to take in and respond to.
http://www.glasgowsouthandeastwoode...o-get-earlier-diagnosis-in-children-1-3961568