What is Type 1 Diabetes? Diabetes explained for children - Ask Dr.Smarty

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hello there welcome to the desk of dr.
smarty a growing library of information
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family on the world of health and
wellness oh great a question has just
come in dear dr. smarty during
basketball practice my friend Pam
usually has to eat a snack she said it's
because she has type 1 diabetes could
you explain what this means from Angela
d in Maine I'd be happy to Angela this
is my granddaughter Laura like Pam she
also has type 1 diabetes in fact
thousands of kids all around the world
are living with diabetes and I able to
live happy and healthy lives to better
understand it let's take a look at what
happens when you eat food when you eat
food your digestive system breaks it
down into nutrients that help keep you
healthy and strong these nutrients are
broken down even more into a sugar
called glucose which makes its way into
your small intestines think of glucose
as tiny balls of energy your body uses
to keep on moving while your body
digests your food your pancreas which is
a large flat gland found right behind
your stomach makes and releases a
hormone called insulin insulin meets
glucose in your small intestines which
is a long skinny tube in your stomach
that lets nutrients get into your
bloodstream once insulin the glucose are
in your bloodstream your heart pumps it
all around your body through your veins
why is this important well think of
insulin as the keyholder glucose needs
to get inside your cells once glucose
enters the cells it energizes them
helping to keep you up and running happy
and healthy but for people with diabetes
their body either cannot make insulin or
can't use it the right way because of
this the glucose builds up in their
bloodstream and can make them sick this
is called having an autoimmune disease
which means your body is fighting
against itself when someone has type 1
diabetes it means two things the first
is that their body cannot create insulin
the second is that their body cannot
control the amount of insulin in their
blood this means their body isn't as
energized as it should be they need to
get insulin every day by getting small
painless shots are from an insulin pump
ok here we go
hey don't worry now doesn't hurt a bit
kids with type 1 diabetes also need to
check the amount of glucose in their
blood every day to check this level they
need to take a teeny tiny droplet of
blood don't worry it doesn't hurt and
put it into a device called a glucose
smear the drop goes in and bam it tells
us the number the perfect number is
between 80 and 120 if the number is
higher than 120 don't worry all it means
is that you need to take some insulin if
the number is lower than 80 it just
means you need to eat something
depending on this number they may also
need to eat more snacks during the day
and visit the school nurse to take
insulin especially before lunchtime they
should also take care to get plenty of
exercise and see their doctor regularly
to make sure they are in tip-top shape
but of course we should all be eating
well playing often and keeping our
bodies healthy as you can see kids with
type 1 diabetes can run play and smile
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