Timberlake Pediatrics 8118 Timberlake Way Sacramento, CA 95823

Pediatric Diabetes: What to Know

How your pediatricians in Sacramento, CA, can help your child with diabetes

Diabetes is a serious disease, and it doesn’t just affect adults. Children can suffer from diabetes too. Fortunately, your pediatrician is an expert at diagnosis and treatment of diabetes in children and can help manage and treat your child’s diabetes.

The pediatricians at Timberlake Pediatrics in Sacramento, CA. offer comprehensive children’s medical care, including diagnosis and treatment of diabetes.

If you have a child with diabetes, or you think your child might have diabetes, there are a few things you need to know. When a child has diabetes, the signs and symptoms often include:

  • Frequent feelings of hunger or thirst
  • Frequent urges to urinate
  • Delayed healing of cuts, bruises, or other injuries
  • Frequent episodes of fatigue throughout the day
  • Blurred or impaired vision

If you notice any of the signs and symptoms listed above, your child needs to see the pediatrician for testing. Diabetes testing includes a complete physical. Your pediatrician will also take a sample of your child’s blood after your child has fasted for a period of time. The fasting blood test measures your child’s blood sugar level. Additional testing may be performed to determine the average blood sugar over an extended period of a few months.

If your child is diagnosed with diabetes, it will be one of two types:

Type 1 diabetes, which develops from the pancreas not producing enough insulin to control blood sugar. Treatment for type 1 diabetes includes supplementing insulin with injections or an insulin pump.

Type 2 diabetes, which can develop from excess weight, age, diet, a sedentary lifestyle, and other factors. Treatment of type 2 diabetes combines medication to increase production of insulin, along with behavior and diet modification to control blood sugar levels.

To learn more about the signs, symptoms, and treatment of diabetes in children, call the pediatricians at Timberlake Pediatrics in Sacramento, CA. You can reach them in the office by calling (916) 688-5040, so call today.

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