{"id":97799,"date":"2015-03-09T14:39:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T14:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=97799"},"modified":"2015-03-09T14:39:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T14:39:57","slug":"warning-over-young-diabetics-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/03\/warning-over-young-diabetics-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning over young diabetics’ health"},"content":{"rendered":"
A “worryingly high” number of children with type 1 diabetes have warning signs of long-term health complications, including blindness, a report says.<\/p>\n
And charities say this leaves “great concern” for their future health – some patients show early markers of eye, heart and kidney disease.<\/p>\n
Data from England and Wales suggests more than 1,000 new cases were recorded in people under-25 last year.<\/p>\n
But overall blood sugar control in this group has improved, the study shows.<\/p>\n
Type 1 diabetes often appears in childhood. It is caused by the immune system destroying cells in the pancreas, leaving patients unable to control their blood sugar.<\/p>\n
This is different to the far more common type 2 diabetes, which is largely due to an unhealthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) looked at figures from young people’s diabetes units across England and Wales in 2013-14.<\/p>\n
Its analysis shows that 26,867 children and young people with diabetes were recorded last year, compared with 25,221 in 2012\/13.<\/p>\n
But just 16% underwent all seven annual health checks that are recommended to monitor their blood sugar control and any complications.<\/p>\n
‘Tragic’<\/span><\/p>\n Persistently high blood sugar levels can lead to serious problems, including heart disease and kidney disorders.<\/p>\n The figures suggest:<\/p>\n Barbara Young, Diabetes UK chief executive, said there was evidence that children were experiencing problems with their eyesight or kidneys before they reached their 18th birthday.<\/p>\n She said: “This is tragic and we have great concerns for their future health if they are already showing signs of complications at such a young age.<\/p>\n “There is an urgent need for the NHS to make the pace of improvement quicker.”<\/p>\n ‘Some good news’<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Dr Justin Warner, of the RCPCH, said: “This is the first time we have been able to collect and analyse the data on early warning signs and levels are higher than we would expect.<\/p>\n “There is some good news though – we can see from the audit that blood sugar control is getting better across England and Wales.<\/p>\n “We hope this will have a knock-on effect, reducing these early warning signs too.”<\/p>\n The study also looked at type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 5% of all cases of diabetes in children and young people.<\/p>\n Many young people with this form of diabetes live in deprived areas of England and Wales.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A “worryingly high” number of children with type 1 diabetes have warning signs of long-term health complications, including blindness, a report says. And charities say this leaves “great concern” for their future health – some patients show early markers of eye, heart and kidney disease. Data from England and Wales suggests more than 1,000 new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":26169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[15],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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