Patient's question:
Many people say that most diabetics are middle-aged or elderly, but I've never heard of children having diabetes. My child is only a little over 5 years old, and now they have diabetes, which is the rare type 1 diabetes. I'm so worried.Doctor's answer:
Hello, type 1 diabetes in children is not common. The factors or causes of type 1 diabetes in children: it is viral infections such as colds and mumps. It is related to diet, as it is best to start cow's milk feeding for infants after they are 8 months old, otherwise the risk of diabetes will increase, and food has a certain impact on infant diabetes. It is related to genetics, as the medical community currently believes that neonatal diabetes is related to genetic genes. Parents may have genetic genes that do not manifest in themselves but are expressed in their children, which is also a characteristic of type 1 diabetes.