Top US expert on diabetes in kids. (Image: AP/Canva)
\n\nType 1 diabetes in children can develop faster than many parents realise. A child who appears healthy one week may become seriously unwell within a short period. What makes the condition particularly concerning is that some of its early symptoms can easily be mistaken for normal childhood behaviour, leaving parents unaware that something may be wrong. According to Dr Colleen Bugs-Saxton, Professor of Paediatrics at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan, and a paediatric endocrinologist specialising in Type 1 diabetes, certain warning signs should never be ignored.
\n\nSpeaking about the symptoms that parents often overlook, she said, "Some early signs of diabetes that might be overlooked or mistaken as something else is feeling more thirsty, urinating more frequently, feeling sick, like nauseous, vomiting, low energy."
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\n\nUnlike Type 2 diabetes, which can develop gradually over several years, Type 1 diabetes can progress much more quickly. Dr Bugs-Saxton explained that children may go from feeling relatively normal to becoming seriously ill within weeks or even months.
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