Juvenile Diabetes
Complications of type 1 diabetes develop gradually. if blood sugar levels aren't well-controlled over a prolonged period of time, diabetes complications can eventually be disabling or even life-threatening. complications can include: 1. heart and blood vessel disease. diabetes dramatically increases your child's risk of developing conditions such as coronary artery disease with chest pain (angina), heart attack, stroke, narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis) and high blood pressure later Type 1 diabetes in children is a condition in which your child's body no longer produces an important hormone (insulin). your child needs insulin to survive, so you'll have to replace the missing insulin. type 1 diabetes in children used to be known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes. the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in children can be overwhelming at first. suddenly you and your child — depending on his or her age — must learn how to give injections, count carbohyd...