How to treat children with type 1 diabetes?

How to treat children with type 1 diabetes?

Diabetes in adults alone requires routine care, especially if it occurs in children. However, this may feel lighter if you already know how to treat it and are used to it. Routine control of blood sugar levels and taking medication, and a healthier lifestyle can make type 1 diabetes in children always awake.

The following are things to do when caring for a child with diabetes:

• Check the child's blood sugar level several times a day. You can do this before or after a child has an activity, such as eating or exercise, to find out how certain activities or foods affect the child's blood sugar level.
• Give insulin injections to children routinely. Do it carefully and give the child understanding that he must get it. Children may sometimes feel scared and angry when given an injection.
• Familiarize children eat with balanced nutrition, especially note how much and what types of food sources of carbohydrates that children should consume. Pay attention to the child's eating time too. Children must eat regularly so that their blood sugar levels are always maintained.
• Get used to children doing regular exercise. Exercise can help maintain blood sugar levels.
• Check your child's health condition with your doctor regularly. Build good cooperation with your doctor, so that the child's blood sugar levels are always controlled and the child is protected from diabetes complications, such as heart disease, stroke, vision problems, kidney problems, and so on.
• It's also a good idea to know the signs of a child's low or high blood sugar level. This can help you anticipate bad things that might happen.

Children with type 1 diabetes need special attention

Not only the symptoms and treatments are different from adults, children with type 1 diabetes must also keep in mind their development. It is not impossible, your child experiencing growth and development problems due to chronic illness.

The reason is, children with type 1 diabetes must undergo continuous treatment and need insulin injections for life. Therefore, children who experience chronic diseases need special attention.

In commemoration of World Diabetes Day, Hello Sehat is collaborating with Action for Diabetics (A4D) to increase Indonesian people's awareness of diabetes in children through detailed information about type 1 diabetes, especially how to recognize symptoms, how to treat it, and treatment tips for children with diabetes. .

A4D is a charitable organization that helps fund the treatment of children with type 1 diabetes in Southeast Asia. So that all type 1 diabetics can get treatment more easily, you can donate by accessing this page. Let's donate now! Because a little support from you is very valuable to those in need.