The symptoms of diabetes in children begin when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to metabolize blood sugar. This condition is known as type I diabetes mellitus (also known as juvenile diabetes or insulin dependant diabetes).

The symptoms of juvenile diabetes in children can come on quickly. The symptoms of diabetes in young children can be masked by other conditions, such as dehydration, heat exhaustion, a virus, bladder infection or just a growth spurt or teething. It is often times harder to recognize symptoms in children because they have a difficult time communicating specific discomforts to us.

Pre-diabetes symptoms in children can start out as simply as increased thirst, increased appetite, increased need to sleep, crabbiness, and needing to go potty more often (or more wet diapers in untrained children). Often times, parents do not think much of this because these symptoms usually occur during growth spurts, as well.…