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goodtoknow says: There are two main types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is often diagnosed in childhood and can be treated with insulin injections. Type 2 diabetes is more common in adults although it's beginning to occur in children too, and can be linked with overweight, sedentary lifestyles. Diabetes is a hormone disorder that happens when your child has too much sugar (glucose) in their blood. Symptoms include raging thirst and going to the loo a lot. Diabetes can sometimes be controlled by diet and lifestyle changes, or with tablets or insulin injections. Diabetes treatments are very successful and most diabetic children can lead full normal lives.

For a full medical explanation of the causes, symptoms and treatments of diabetes from patient.co.uk, read on.

Type 1 diabetes is the type of diabetes that typically develops in children and young adults. In Type 1 diabetes the body stops making insulin and the blood glucose level goes very high. Treatment to control the blood glucose level is with insulin injections and a healthy diet. Other treatments aim to reduce the risk of complications and include reducing blood pressure if it is high, and to lead a healthy lifestyle.

What is diabetes?

Diabetes mellitus (just called diabetes from now on) occurs when the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood becomes higher than normal. There are two main types of diabetes. These are called Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes.

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