Risk of Diabetes in Children and Infant Formula

Diabetes is a disease that is very common, and especially in the elderly. Various factors, such as lifestyle and unhealthy eating patterns, which these days might be difficult to avoid, making this disease as if waiting for everyone who entered the elderly. Food is the main door of the arrival of various diseases, eating haphazardly in the absence of regulation and control, makes a variety of diseases easy come, not just diabetes.
Now diabetes is not just occur in adults, but also in children. Diabetes in children need to be increasingly aware of the parents. The data suggests a small study, the number of children with diabetes continues to increase, along with lifestyle changes. Diabetes in children is influenced by various factors, such as poor diet, a history of diabetes in the family, children born with low weight, and overweight (obesity).
The high sugar intake on children's food, a factor to watch out for the parents. World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the intake of added sugar in children should not exceed 10 percent of the total energy consumed. That is, according to figures Nutritional Adequacy of Indonesia 2004, children aged 1-3 years should consume less than 25 grams of added sugar per day, equivalent to 5 teaspoons. At the age of 4-6 years amount does not exceed 38 grams, or about 8 teaspoons.
Sugar intake of children is the most consumed 49.5 grams of sucrose to achieve and most originate from the consumption of infant formula. This percentage has exceeded the threshold recommended by WHO.
To prevent obesity in children, the parents are encouraged to return the child the correct diet. For the development of the child needs 1,600 calories per day, divided into 3 meals and 2 snacks. Just enough milk to drink and increase physical activity of children.
Signs and symptoms of early
The early symptoms of diabetes usually called with 3 P, namely polifagi (much to eat), polidipsi (much to drink), and polyuria (urinating a lot). However, what often happens when kids eat lots and lots of drinking, parents consider it reasonable. Frequent urination is also considered to be reasonable because of eating too much drink. That has made parents and doctors missed. Only when children exposed to infection, diabetes new look.
Signs of children who suffer from diabetes include vomiting, frequent bowel movements, decreased consciousness (coma), severe dehydration, seizures and so on.
Other symptoms to watch out for the parents if the child is suddenly wet. For example, already 3-4 years old children do not wet, then suddenly wet again. It should be suspected as a symptom of diabetes.
Here are some of the signs and symptoms if the child is suffering from diabetes:

    An increase in thirst and frequent urination. Excess sugar accumulates in the bloodstream of children will make the fluid drawn into the network, this is likely to make children become thirsty. As a result children drink and urinate more often than usual.
    Children always feel hungry. Due to the absence of sufficient amounts of insulin, the sugar diasup will not be able to enter the cell. As a result, the organ will run out of energy and triggers hunger constant.
    Weight loss. Although the children to eat more than usual, but the children still lose weight. Without the energy intake of sugar, then the muscle tissue and fat reserves will shrink. Weight loss can not be explained is often the first symptom noticed.
    Children become easily tired and lethargic. This is because the cells are very short intake of sugar.
    Child showed unusual behavior. Children with type 1 diabetes who have not been diagnosed often become irritable or suddenly become sullen and resentful.
    Blurred vision. If the child's blood sugar is too high, then the fluid can be drawn from the eye lens and thus affects children's ability to focus clearly.
    Fungal infections. Presence of fungal infection of the genitals can be a first sign of type 1 diabetes in young women.
    Vomiting or abdominal pain. Although less common, some children experience abdominal pain or vomiting if they have untreated diabetes.

Diabetes Type 1 and 2
Generally, diabetes affects children is type 1 diabetes are dependent on insulin. This type of diabetes, because the pancreas can not produce insulin or produces very small amounts. Insulin is needed to incorporate the sugar into the body's metabolic processes that convert it into energy.
If insulin is not there or very little, the body's metabolic processes can not occur. As a result, sugar levels in the blood increases and no energy is formed. Children will feel tired, hungry faster, and faster thirsty.
Although not many, there are also children who develop type 2 diabetes are not dependent on insulin. Diabetes is caused by insulin resistance. In type 2 diabetes, normal insulin, but does not function optimally in the body.
Because the pattern of overeating without exercise, insulin to process sugar intake should be worked slowly no longer able to process the incoming intake. Consequently, there is no perfect metabolism. Usually, children with overweight risk for diabetes.
Risk of Infant Formula
Meanwhile, overseas research shows, formula feeding in children can also be reckoned as one of the factors that influence the risk of diabetes. This is expressed through initial research Dr.Mikael KNIP of Helsinki University and published in the American Journal for Clinical Nutrition.
In a study among infants with HLA genotype, the gene that makes a person at high risk of diabetes, use of infant formula containing cow's milk protein may increase the risk. Babies who are switching from breast milk to formula or baby food too quickly can increase the risk of type 1 diabetes at age 10.
Meanwhile, infants who experienced the transition from milk to milk that terhidrolisasi high - so easily broken down and digested - have a lower risk of diabetes. At age 5 years, the risk of developing diabetes was reduced even by 50 percent. Ongoing research is conducted at 77 research centers in 15 countries.
Prevention and Control
Two things that became a key element in preventing and controlling diabetes is diet and exercise or physical activity.
Controlling the diet is one important thing in preventing the incidence of diabetes in children. Here the role of parents is enormous. Diet in children is very difficult to control, various snacks either at home or school environment, it may not entirely be supervised by parents.
Give the child's knowledge about food and drink healthy and unhealthy, where snacks are allowed and which should not be eaten. Cut the sweet snacks, instead multiply eat fresh fruits. Parents also should be an example in the selection of healthy foods to be consumed.
Another thing that is also important in preventing diabetes is exercise or physical activity. Exercise can help increase your body's sensitivity to insulin, which helps keep blood sugar levels within normal range. Exercise or physical activity is good for growth and to maintain a healthy body.
Here are some things you can do to keep children from diabetes:

    Maintain a healthy weight, not too fat.
    Secra exercise regularly or stay physically active.
    Eat a healthy, low fat and sugar.
    Perform routine medical examination.
    Monitor blood pressure and blood sugar regularly.
    Increase consumption of fruits and vegetables fresh.
    Drink low-fat dairy products, fibrous food.
    Reduce animal fats.
    Reduce foods that are sweet, sugar, candy.