A pediatric endocrinologist on Wednesday urged mother and father with a household historical past of diabetes to have their kids examined, saying they could additionally develop the situation.
During a discussion board of the Philippine Heart Association, Dr. Hana Lo really helpful chubby or overweight kids with a household historical past of diabetes bear a screening check.
“It is really helpful to do the screening check. So ang ginagawa po nating screening check sa mga bata ay related din po sa mga grownup (So the screening check that we do for youths is analogous for adults). Fasting blood sugar or ‘yung HbA1c or the average blood sugar level,” she said.
“And I urge the parents to be aware na ang diabetes can also [be] a disease sa mga obese kids, adolescents, in particular,” she added.
Lo advised parents to be aware of diabetes symptoms such as excessive thirst, excessive urination, a sudden drop in weight, as well as dark skin in body folds and creases or acanthosis nigricans.
According to Lo, the acanthosis nigricans show that the child already has an “increased risk for diabetes.”
“Very common po ‘yan. Sometimes hindi po natin pinapansin kala natin libag lang. Ang tawag po natin dyan is acanthosis nigricans and pinakacommon po ‘yan makikita sa mga batok, sa may leeg, underarm,” she said.
(That is very common. Sometimes we don’t pay attention to it and we expect it’s simply grime. It’s referred to as acanthosis nigricans and it’s generally seen across the nape, the neck, and the underarm.)
However, Lo careworn that overweight kids might also develop different circumstances akin to hypertension, coronary artery illnesses, and fatty liver.
“So it’s best to get your physician’s advice sa mga anak po ninyo na overweight or obese regarding po sa mga things that we need to check,” she mentioned.—AOL, GMA Integrated News
