Juvenile Diabetes symptoms in children may appear suddenly and can mimic other conditions, some of which seem to be part of the childhood experience. A child who is cranky or fussy just needs a nap. A baby who constantly has a diaper rash may have a dairy allergy. A toddler who is potty training had an accident. A kid who vomited caught the flu from daycare. A child with fruity smelling breath just had a cherry lollipop. All of these scenarios could be factual. Yet, again, any one of these children could have Juvenile Diabetes, also known as Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM).

It is strange to think that these occurrences could be the sign of anything other than normal days in adolescence, but parents of Diabetes in juvenile patients know better. This disease is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system attacks the beta cells in the pancreas. …