A few days ago, World Diabetes Day was celebrated, a disease that affects more than 340 million people. We care the risks of childhood diabetes, whose frequency also increases all over the world.
Recall for this the types of diabetes that can affect children, since there are differences between their possible causes, incidence and prevention.
Type 1 diabetes (also called insulin-dependent, juvenile or early childhood diabetes) appears when the pancreas is not able to produce a sufficient amount of insulin, the hormone that regulates the presence of blood sugar. The cause is ignored, but it seems to be a mixture of genetic and environmental factors.
In many countries a Increased diagnosis of cases of type 1 diabetes, particularly among children younger. The way to prevent type 1 diabetes is currently unknown.
Type 2 diabetes (also called non-insulin dependent diabetes, or onset in adulthood) occurs when the body is unable to effectively use the insulin it synthesizes. Often preventable, it can result from being overweight and lack of physical activity, and sometimes from a genetic predisposition.
Recently a increase in the number of cases of type 2 diabetes among children and adolescents, to the point that in some parts of the world type 2 diabetes is the most abundant among the smallest.
The global increase in obesity and physical inactivity in childhood is playing a decisive role in this. Eating healthy and adopting healthy lifestyle habits are a strong defense against the disease. Healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining an adequate body weight and avoiding tobacco can prevent type 2 diabetes or delay its onset.
Remember that between the risks of childhood diabetes they are found that, with the passage of time, it can damage the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves, until it causes chronic problems and causes premature death. Therefore, it is important to maintain healthy habits to prevent disease as much as possible.
