POTENTIALLY dangerous symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children are not always immediately recognized by primary care providers, new research suggests.
In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas fails to make enough insulin, the hormone that helps regulate blood sugar used for energy by cells. Between 5% and 10% of cases of diabetes are type 1, which often first surfaces in childhood.
The Swedish study, published in the September issue of the journal Pediatric Diabetes, suggests that key signs of type 1 diabetes — thirst, excessive urination, fatigue, weight loss — are often not diagnosed as type 1 disease in children brought to primary care physicians.
The research was led by Johan Wersäll, of the University of Gothenburg. His team surveyed the caregivers of 237 children and teens under the age of 19. All had been admitted to the hospital with new-onset type 1 diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis between 2015
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