The key to living a normal life with type 1 diabetes is maintaining a balance between diet, exercise, and insulin. Parents should watch for symptoms such as feeling more thirsty than usual, urinating a lot, bedwetting, hunger, weight loss, irritability, fatigue, and blurred vision. Parents should seek medical help as soon as possible as delay in treatment can make it easier for other complications to start. Common complications associated with type 1 diabetes include heart disease, stroke, circulation problems in the legs, vision problems, loss of sensation, nerve damage, gum disease, and kidney damage.
Diabetes: With 8.75 lakh children suffering from type 1 diabetes, the UP government’s decision to allow insulin to be carried in classrooms is a relief.
