DATT Primary School Diabetes Quiz (KiDs Booklet)

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WHAT IS TYPE 2 DIABETES? Type 2 diabetes is diagnosed when the body does not produce enough insulin to function properly, or the body’s cells Type 2 diabetes is being diagnosed in children in a growing number of countries. In the United States, up to 1 in 3 new cases of type 2 diabetes, is diagnosed in youth younger than 18. don’t react to insulin. This is known as insulin resistance. If this happens, the body is unable to control the amount of glucose in the blood. PARENTS SYMPTOMS: Unlike type 1, in people with type 2 diabetes the symptoms are often mild or absent, making this type of diabetes hard to detect. In general the most common signs are WEIGHT LOSS Diabetes Information Pack for Schools A TOOLKIT TO INFORM ON DIABETES IN SCHOOLS 76
WHY DO PEOPLE NEED TO PREVENT & TAKE CARE OF DIABETES? BECAUSE IT CAN LEAD TO : damage to the retina PARENTS foot problems Kidney disease Diabetes Information Pack for Schools A TOOLKIT TO INFORM ON DIABETES IN SCHOOLS 77
Page 1 and 2: A toolkit to inform on diabetes in
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ƢƢ
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