Question
I’ve been feeling unwell recently, with pale complexion, loss of appetite for dinner, overall weakness, and symptoms of dry heaving reappearing. What are the symptoms of juvenile diabetes?
Answer
The early symptoms of juvenile diabetes primarily include polyuria, frequent urination, thirst, and sometimes drinking water when going to bed at night. The early symptoms of juvenile diabetes encompass both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, with type 1 diabetes being the most common. The clinical manifestations of type 1 diabetes are typically polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, and weight loss. A very few children may experience diabetic ketoacidosis, characterized by abdominal pain and dry heaving, with exhaled gases having a smell like rotten apples. Type 2 diabetes is more common in overweight children, who may feel weak, lose weight despite being overweight, have reduced appetite, but no other obvious symptoms. In cases where the early symptoms of juvenile diabetes occur in adults, they often present with polyphagia, polydipsia, and polyuria symptoms, with long-term complications being the harm to the eyes, heart, kidneys, and nervous system caused by microvascular inflammation.