What are the symptoms of high blood sugar in children

Children's bodies are the healthiest, so all indicators in their bodies should be normal. For example, phenomena such as high blood sugar, high blood pressure, or low blood sugar and low blood lipids that often occur in adults should not occur in children. However, some children may have high blood sugar levels. High blood sugar in children will naturally cause corresponding symptoms. Let’s take a look at them together.

1. What are the symptoms of high blood sugar in children?

1 When blood sugar levels are higher than normal, it is called hyperglycemia. If high blood sugar persists, it can cause damage to every part of the body. You may feel generally unwell, often with symptoms such as fatigue, thirst, drinking a lot of water, and urinating a lot.

The early symptoms of high blood sugar include eating a lot but losing weight, feeling dry mouth, increased water intake and urine output, but very dry skin and general fatigue.

2. You will feel dizzy when your blood sugar is high

You will feel particularly drowsy and weak, and the blood sugar content excreted through urine will be very high. You will feel very thirsty and often want to drink water. Drinking too much water will accelerate the excretion of blood sugar and make you lose weight rapidly. And the usual food intake will continue to increase. Resistance and immunity will also be greatly reduced. Patients with long-term high blood sugar will be in a vicious cycle, their physical condition will deteriorate and eventually lead to various complications.

3. Causes of high blood sugar

Blood sugar is well controlled at night and no hypoglycemia occurs. Only for a period of time in the early morning is blood sugar very high, which is called the "dawn phenomenon." The dawn phenomenon is mainly caused by the increased secretion of hormones such as cortisol and growth hormone that antagonize the action of insulin.

Due to the nocturnal hypoglycemia reaction caused by excessive use of oral hypoglycemic drugs or insulin, the body, in order to protect itself, increases the secretion of glucagon, growth hormone, cortisol, etc. through a negative feedback regulation mechanism, causing a rebound increase in blood sugar, which is called the "Somogy reaction."

After the above introduction, I believe everyone has understood what high blood sugar is. There are many reasons for high blood sugar. If it occurs in the morning on an empty stomach, it is easier to control, so there is no need to worry too much. Of course, when high blood sugar occurs, it is still recommended to go to the hospital for examination in time, and you must pay attention to your diet.