Type 1 diabetes in children, how to treat

Children clearly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes can be treated through diet, exercise and medication.
1. Diet therapy: It is the most basic way to treat diabetes, children need to strictly control their diet, choose a low-salt, low-fat, low-sugar diet, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and avoid desserts and fried food, which can help control blood sugar.
2. Exercise therapy: appropriate exercise can reduce body weight, improve blood glucose and fat metabolism disorders, children can choose suitable aerobic exercise according to their own ability, such as jogging, jumping rope, swimming, brisk walking, etc., in order to control blood glucose.
3. Medication: If the blood glucose control is not good under simple diet and exercise treatment, short-acting and intermediate-acting insulin injections should be standardized according to the doctor’s prescription.
It is recommended that children who have been diagnosed with diabetes should go to regular hospitals for timely consultation and regular checkups so as to avoid delaying their condition.