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What About My Children – How Will I Know?
To better help you understand the common signs of juvenile diabetes, please take a minute to imagine the following fictitious, but very possible scenario:
Over the last few months you’ve been noticing that your 11 year old son has been acting a little off-beat. For starters, when arriving from school he’s been running urgently to the bathroom to urinate; whereas normally he runs straight for the television. At dinner time, you’ve noticed that his appetite has increased and he’s been drinking 2 to 3 times more than usual – never seeming satisfied with his regular glass of apple juice. Nothing you should be too concerned about, right?
For most parents, it would be safe to assume that your son is simply growing. He is expending more energy throughout the day, which in turn is leading him to have an increased appetite, thirst and bathroom breaks. These don’t really seem like symptoms of any kind.
Well yesterday afternoon, around lunchtime, you received a call from one of your son’s teachers who expressed their concern surrounding his recent changes in behavior. You initial response was, “has he been going to the bathroom a lot?”
The facilitator paused for a brief moment, slightly confused.
“Mrs. Johnson, your son has been showing signs of difficulty keeping focused and remembering his daily exercises. This morning I asked him to come up front and write down his answer on the chalk board – which he does regularly with little hesitation. He began to write on the board and suddenly became disoriented, seeming to have forgotten the answer or what he was there to do even though the answers were in his hand. I’ve caught him on several occasions sleeping or with his head down. This is not like your son at all and I’m wondering if you know anything about this?”

Causes & Symptoms of Juvenile Diabetes
We’re sure the last thing “Mrs. Johnson” expected when visiting her doctor a month later was that she would be informed that her perfectly healthy – and once vibrant son – has juvenile diabetes. The reality of this example is that every year thousands of parents across the world are given this very same diagnosis, and an estimated 3 million children in America are currently living with juvenile diabetes.
The numbers can seem quite staggering at times.
As a parent you’re probably thinking, “How do I go about identifying juvenile diabetes in my children?” The best way to start is by familiarizing yourself with the more common physical and mental symptoms associated with this disease. Remember: Knowledge is power! Juvenile Diabetes is caused by:

• Lack of adequate and healthy production of insulin

• Reduced sensitivity of insulin caused by glucose

To elaborate a little bit more, let’s take a look at the pancreas. The pancreas is a gland that shares the same part of your body as the liver. The pancreas is full of beta cells which primary responsibility is to assist in the production of insulin. If the beta cells are disrupted or damaged in any way, the liver will stop producing enough insulin. Not enough insulin = increase risk of diabetes; plain and simple.

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Supporting a Child with Juvenile Diabetes
It is no secret that being a parent is a lifelong commitment to the happiness and overall wellbeing of your children. When disease enters a family, it can cause deep rooted emotions to surface leaving you confused, angry and even ashamed. These feelings are normal, and the last thing your child needs is to see you beating yourself down in an attempt to justify things beyond your control.
Here are some tips to help your child cope with juvenile diabetes:

• You home is not a hospital, so don’t treat your child like a patient.

• Referring to your child as “not like the other kids” is very unhealthy. They are just like the rest of the kids, except they have a few extra needs and things to be aware of.

• Their insulin can be called a “magic potion” or “tonic” until they are old enough to understand the details of their disease. The word “medicine” and “sick” should be avoided at all times.

• When it comes to measuring their blood sugar, it’s not about good or bad but rather high or low. Set objectives and make the task of blood sugar monitoring one that is goal oriented.

Children should be treated as equals, despite their special needs. If your child has been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes take this opportunity to bring your family, friends and neighbors closer together. Appreciate the things in life that you once took for granted, and show your children that life has many twists and turns, but as long as you’re together everything will be okay.

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Having Juvenile Diabetes is a balancing act but it is manageable if you take the time to learn how. As long as you are eating the right amount of healthy foods and you are avoiding all of the sugar that you are not allowed to eat you will be well on your way to staying healthy in spite of diabetes.

The Right Diet Can Give You Great Benefits

There are certain rules that you should follow to ensure you stay healthy with Juvenile Diabetes.  Proper nutrition is essential and must become part of your lifestyle.

• You should follow the nutrition guidelines in the Food Pyramid, with special attention to carbohydrate intake. You also eat at regular intervals and always exercise portion control.
• Starches are allowed in your juvenile diabetes diet but you should also watch how much you eat.  Common sources of starchy foods are bread, cereal, and some vegetables.
• Ensure that at least five servings of fruits and/or vegetables are included in your diet everyday.   This is easier than it sounds.  You can simply include a piece of fruit for snacks during the day and by eating vegetables during dinner.  Soups, stir-fries, and chili are good hidden sources for vegetables if you want to get creative.
• Soluble fibers can be very beneficial to a juvenile diabetic since they help to slow down the absorption of glucose from the digestive system.  These are also found in many fruits, vegetables, and seeds.  Cooked Kidney Beans are an excellent sources for soluble fibers.
• Contacting a dietician is the best way to put together a good juvenile diabetes diet. Everyone is different, so keeping in contact with your physician and nutrition consultant will ensure your diet plan is the optimum one for you. A professional will take into account your lifestyle, medication, weight, other medical issues, and your favorite foods to come up with a plan that will keep you healthy and satisfy your cravings for particular flavors.
• Absolutely no smoking or alcohol consumption as it can aggravate diabetes and make it more difficult to cope with the disease.

Healthy Food Pyramid

Keeping an eye on your sugar intake is key to good diabetes diet management. This will mean learning all of the best sugar replacements and sugar free foods. This used to be a lot harder than it is now. These days there are all kinds of great sugar replacements, many are even perfect for baking, and the sugar free products are becoming ever so popular. Even people without diabetes are choosing them over the sugar filled alternatives. Sugar free products taste delicious, which makes the easy to eat and enjoy while still maintaining a good blood sugar level.

You will also need to watch how much food that you eat. Eating too much or too little can have a negative impact on your diet and health. Talk to your doctor about how much food you should be eating each and every day and what times are optimal. Your diabetes diet will have to be set just right if you want to stay in perfect control and health. As long as you eat right every day you will stay feeling good and healthy for years to come.