Symptoms of Juvenile Diabetes

The symptoms of juvenile diabetes are essentially the same as those in type 1 diabetes, as the disease is now known.

The most common symptoms being increased thirst, urination and hunger. Additionally, weight loss, blurred vision and fatigue are also common.

Unfortunately, symptoms are often overlooked and the condition can worsen possibly leading to diabetic coma, also known as diabetes ketoacidosis.

If you come close to experiencing a coma, you will typically experience shortness of breath and abdominal pain vomiting and dehydration.

Please be aware that these symptoms are often confused with gastroenteritis.

The key differentiation is that with diabetes, urination will typically increase, as opposed to gastroenteritis where the dehydration slows the urination.

Risk factors for contracting juvenile diabetes (i.e. Type 1 Diabetes) are primarily genetic combined with some form of environmental stimulus, such as a contracting certain viruses.

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