Patient's question:
My child recently went to the hospital for a full physical examination, and the results surprisingly showed that the child has diabetes. It always feels so unbelievable that children can have diabetes. Why would there be childhood diabetes? How should I treat this disease in my child?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 feeding infants with cow's milk 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 factors. Parents may have genetic factors that do not manifest in themselves but are expressed in their children, which is also a characteristic of type 1 diabetes.