Question 1

What are the causes of kidney failure in young children?

Accepted Answer

Common causes include birth defects, hereditary diseases, infection, nephrotic syndrome, systemic diseases, trauma
and urine blockage or reflux

Question 2

How does Type II diabetes cause weight gain?

Accepted Answer

Diabetics have raised blood sugar and when there is a lot of excess blood sugar in our blood stream, it signals our body to put that excess sugar in storage. We can store some sugar in our liver and muscles, however, when these are full our body start to store the extra sugar as fat. This of course starts to cause weight gain.

Question 3

Why do children with diabetes face a high risk of eye damage?

Accepted Answer

Raised blood sugar can damage back of the eye - retina causing Diabetic retinopathy, which left untreated can lead to blindness. This makes children with Diabetes at high risk when compared to normal childern.

Question 4

Which is a bigger contributor to type 1 and 2 diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes is condition for which exact cause is unknown. But being unhealthy interms of obesity and other comorbid conditions increase the risk of developing diabetes, there are other causes such as family history/ presence of autoantibodies/ polycystic ovarian syndrome etc which increase the risk.

Question 5

What are the types of diabetes and how are they treated?

Accepted Answer

Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.Treatment for type 1 diabetes involves insulin injections or the use of an insulin pump.Treatment of type 2 diabetes primarily involves lifestyle changes,along with diabetes medications, insulin or both

Question 6

Is wheat meal dangerous to health, especially for diabetics?

Accepted Answer

No, whole wheat and grains are good for Diabetics.

What are the causes of kidney failure in young children?

What are the causes of kidney failure in young children?

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How does Type II diabetes cause weight gain?

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Which is a bigger contributor to type 1 and 2 diabetes?

What are the types of diabetes and how are they treated?

Is wheat meal dangerous to health, especially for diabetics?

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