The deadly disease has become an "epidemic", many children have to be treated for life.

(Dan Tri) - The World Health Organization has stated that this disease has become a pandemic and the number of new cases in children may increase. This is also a condition that requires lifelong treatment, with the risk of dangerous complications.

On October 24-25, Children's Hospital 2 (HCMC) coordinated with the Vietnam Pediatric Association to organize a scientific conference "Insulin and technology in the treatment of type 1 diabetes - we can do better than what we are doing".

The program aims to improve knowledge for medical staff on diagnosing and treating patients with type 1 diabetes, as well as update knowledge and improve skills in caring for patients at home.

Scientific workshop "Insulin and technology in the treatment of type 1 diabetes" (Photo: HL).

According to doctors, type 1 diabetes is a complex and growing disease, especially in children and adolescents.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that diabetes has become a pandemic of the 21st century, with 1 in 10 people having the disease (both types of the disease).

This creates a burden on the health sector, especially type 1 diabetes, which is common in children. WHO warns that the number of new pediatric patients may increase.

Not outside the above trend, every year Children's Hospital 2 records an increasing number of children with the above disease. This is a chronic disease, meaning it requires lifelong treatment and can lead to bad complications for vision, nerves, cardiovascular system...

However, if parents intervene promptly and control well, children can still live well. Currently, with advances in medicine, there are many advanced methods of intervention to treat diabetes, including the basal bolus regimen.

Specifically, this regimen is a regimen of injecting two types of insulin with different effects, including basal (background) insulin and bolus (fast) insulin.

This regimen mimics the way the body naturally secretes insulin, with a basal dose to control blood sugar between meals and a second dose to handle the rise in sugar after eating.

"A simplified basal bolus regimen may be considered in patients with type 1 diabetes who have a relatively stable diet and want to reduce the number of injections per day while still achieving treatment effectiveness," the doctors analyzed.

Blood sugar monitoring is very important for type 1 diabetes patients (Illustration: Hospital).

Associate Professor, Dr. Huynh Thi Vu Quynh, Head of the Department of Nephrology - Endocrinology of Children's Hospital 2, shared that to treat diabetes, there needs to be interdisciplinary involvement and coordination between family members, nephrology - endocrinology, nutrition and psychology specialists.

Doctors recommend that blood sugar monitoring is very important in controlling type 1 diabetes. Proper nutrition for children can help maintain safe blood sugar, ensure growth in children, as well as help avoid dangerous vascular complications.

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