Patient's question:
My youngest son has been fainting occasionally recently, even at school. At first, I thought it might be low blood sugar, but after checking, it turns out he has mild diabetes. What are the specific symptoms?Doctor's answer:
The early symptoms of childhood diabetes mainly manifest in several forms:★ Frequent urination and nocturia, with some older children who have never wet the bed for many years now experiencing recurrent bedwetting.
★ Constant thirst, sometimes requiring nighttime awakenings to drink water.
★ Itching of the skin and groin, or recurrent urinary tract infections, often. Due to insufficient food intake and repeated vomiting, blood sugar levels may temporarily decrease, or due to abnormal renal glucose threshold, there may be a negative urine glucose test result, which can easily lead to misdiagnosis.