Patient's question:
My child is 5 years old this year. He doesn't like to eat and has a lean body. I took him to the children's hospital for a check-up. The doctor said the child has Type 1 diabetes. What's going on? The child is so young, how could he get this disease?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 probability of developing 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.