It is bad enough when an adult is targeted by diabetes mellitus. But it is far worse if a small child has to be put through the same torture. What is child diabetes and how do you know whether or not your own child suffers from it?
When diabetes occurs in children below the age of 16, it is referred to as juvenile diabetes. The most common form of juvenile diabetes is Type 1 diabetes. This type affects about 90-95% of the children. This condition is caused due to the inability of the pancreas to create the hormone insulin.
Type 1 diabetes is considered to be an autoimmune disorder, where the body's cells treat its own beta cells as enemies and attack them, thereby compromising the body's immune system.
