“My child was diagnosed with diabetes?”
My regular doctor diagnosed my son with diabetes, and said we should see someone more specialized. What doctor should I see to treat a child with diabetes?
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You would take your son to see an endocrinologist - that person specializes in diseases/abnormalities of the endocrine system and the root cause of the diabetes is an endocrine issue.
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An endocrinologist specializes in diabetes. Good luck with everything
An endocrinologist specializes in diabetes. Good luck with everything
Your pediatrician is absolutely correct. Type I diabetes can be a complicated disease you and your family need to become the most knowledgeable about the disease it's management and complications. Eventually depending on his age, your son needs to be an expert. The way this works is to seek out a Pediatric endocrinologist and if your local hospital has a diabetes team,to work with them teaching you about type I diabetes mellitus. Initially, it can be a little scary but the more knowledgeable, you become the easier it gets. Sounds like you have a good pediatrician let him help you with the referral.
Your child should see a pediatric endocrinologist.
Pediatric endocrinologist.
You should see a pediatric endocrinologist. There are few of them so you may have to travel to find one but they are specially trained in treating diabetes in children and well worth the time & expense. The American Diabetes Association has a list of them with names, address, phone # etc. Go to ADA.org & they can help you find a qualified pediatric Endocrinologist close to you.
Diabetes is a common metabolic disease. It results from lack/insuficiency of insulin or inability to utilize its own insulin. Diabetes can be classified in to two major categories (type 1 or type 2). Most caucasian childeren have type 1 diabetes. Most adults have type 2 diabetes. However type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes can occur at any age. Your son may have either type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes is therefore a hormone disorder. Most hormone diorders are managed by specialists called Endocrinologists. In clinical practice Endocrinology is divided in to two major groups (adult and pediatric Endocrinology).
Pediatric Endocrinologists mostly managed childhood hormonal disorders, such as, diabetes, Adrenals glands abnormalities, disorders in parathyroid and bone metabolism, pitiutary hormone disorders, thyroid diseases, growth disorders, disorders of pubery, obesity, menstrual disoders and much more.
Pediatric Endocrinologists are pediatricians by training and sub-specialize in pediatric Endocrinology. They go through residency training for at leat 3 years to become pediatricians and go through another 3 or more years of fellowship training to become Pediatric Endocrinologists. Most Endocrinologists manage diabetic comfortably, though some are more passionate than others.
Your son has diabetes. You need to know exactly what type of diabetes your son has (type 1 or type 2), becuase the initial treatment is different for each type of diabetes. For type 2 diabetes diet and exercise with or without oral medications may be suffice. While type 1 diabetes is managed with insulin promptly and properly. Healthy and balanced diet and structured regular physical activity of 1-2 hours per day, 5-6 days a week is important for any child regardless of diabetes.
You should get a referal to see a Pediatric Endocrinologist without any delay.
Good luck
Diabetes is therefore a hormone disorder. Most hormone diorders are managed by specialists called Endocrinologists. In clinical practice Endocrinology is divided in to two major groups (adult and pediatric Endocrinology).
Pediatric Endocrinologists mostly managed childhood hormonal disorders, such as, diabetes, Adrenals glands abnormalities, disorders in parathyroid and bone metabolism, pitiutary hormone disorders, thyroid diseases, growth disorders, disorders of pubery, obesity, menstrual disoders and much more.
Pediatric Endocrinologists are pediatricians by training and sub-specialize in pediatric Endocrinology. They go through residency training for at leat 3 years to become pediatricians and go through another 3 or more years of fellowship training to become Pediatric Endocrinologists. Most Endocrinologists manage diabetic comfortably, though some are more passionate than others.
Your son has diabetes. You need to know exactly what type of diabetes your son has (type 1 or type 2), becuase the initial treatment is different for each type of diabetes. For type 2 diabetes diet and exercise with or without oral medications may be suffice. While type 1 diabetes is managed with insulin promptly and properly. Healthy and balanced diet and structured regular physical activity of 1-2 hours per day, 5-6 days a week is important for any child regardless of diabetes.
You should get a referal to see a Pediatric Endocrinologist without any delay.
Good luck
You need to see a pediatric endocrinologist
