Prematur's Baby Inflicts Type 2 Diabetes, Here Are The Signs

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JAKARTA - Premise babies or have low birth weight are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes if they later become obese. Therefore, parents are asked not to rush to increase their child's weight.

"When he is not obese, the risk is reduced," said Prof. Dr. Aman Bhakti Pulungan, PhD, SpA(K) from the Department of Child Health Endochronology Division at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, quoted from ANTARA, Wednesday, February 8.

The Project Leader Changing Diabetes in Children (CDIC) of the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) recommends the use of the Primaku application to help monitor child growth and development.

"Not too much weight gain. People want to increase their weight very quickly, they don't need to. Just enter my Prima curve later after measuring the corrections. When it is said that nutrition is more or obese, their parents don't want to be diabetic," he said, who also serves as Executive Director of the International Pediatric Association (IPA) or the World Pediatric Association.

Children with diabetes generally have symptoms of lots of urinating (BAK), drinking a lot, eating a lot, losing weight, weakness, and those who didn't initially rest.

"If there are children eating a lot, drinking a lot, urinating a lot, losing weight, weakness and previously not fighting them again, the first thing to think about is diabetes and this can be checked immediately," said Prof. Aman.

Bericara penyebab, diabetes type 2 pada anak umumnya akibat penerapan gaya hidup tidak sehat termasuk konsumsi makanan dan minuman oleh berlebihan dan kurangan aktivitas fisik. "Anaknya mager, main gawai selalu," demikian Prof Aman.