Diabetes in babies can be a horrific challenge for parents to face. Diabetes is a serious illness that can threaten the baby’s life suddenly and unexpectedly. As researchers are not certain of the cause, parents are unable to protect their baby from this condition. The majority of babies that develop Diabetes have type 1 Diabetes, which is also known as Juvenile Diabetes Mellitus, due to the early age of onset.

In this condition, the immune system has compromised the beta cells in the pancreas leaving them unable to secrete insulin. Insulin is required to remove glucose, or sugar from digested food, out of the bloodstream into muscles, fats, and tissues where it can be utilized for fuel. The result is elevated blood glucose levels, or simply a high amount of sugar in the bloodstream. The excess amount of glucose acts like a poison in the body and causes an enormous …