Allhumdolillah! I am at a much better place since my last post with series of lab tests, utlrasounds, a mammogram and some other really scary tests, and a gut wrenching anxiety of results. I am doing well thankfully everything was clear except low iron levels with vitamin d3 deficiency. These deficiencies are now on their way to recovery. It is worth noting that I have been struggling with intense brain and physical fatigue since 2019 but not a single doctor was able to identify my problem. Once somebody is diagnosed with depression or anxiety then every health issue they complain about is looked from the psychological lenses. Nobody asked me to check iron, vitamin b12 or vitamin d3 deficiencies even my mum who is a dermatologist always assured me that I am fine and this weakness is just a phase. It was a phase alright, it engulfed almost 8 years of my life pushed back my career and research ambitions. This is not the case alone with me but there are many people who silentl...
These
days Mommys are going for short cuts, easy food = happy child.
Every
evening when it is chai time for mommy.... a child is blessed with a chips packet to
ease her hunger pang. Lunch for school is also easy to manage- some days for French
fries, some for other deep fried food from your favourite packaged food company,
on some days its packaged pizza, other days its potato chips and juice, and some
days when Mommy wants to really rest there is even a better option, a samosa or roll
kebab from school.
In
a supermarket if you walk by any food trolley with children by their parent’s side,
you cannot fail to miss the mountain of chips, biscuits, packs of juices, and of
course multiple items of the packaged food.
I
think it is better for these parents to kill their children immediately rather than
opting for slow poisoning and throwing them into never-ending health miseries.
A
mother more than a father is to be blamed here as they are responsible for managing
their child’s diet. Rather than choosing to give children some home cooked, vegetables,
pulses, milk, eggs, monitored quantity of homemade butter/ ghee, cheese; they opt
for pure junk.
What’s
best is the excuse they give, “my child does not listen to me”. Meaning thereby,
you listen to and obey your child’s command; a perfect scenario for raising a healthy
and responsible kid.
The
deep fried packaged food that you proudly feed your child along with the imported
ice-creams, chocolates, chips, burgers and pizza are doing no good except making
them fat and obese. And obese children are at risk for a number of conditions,
including high cholesterol, high blood pressure, early heart disease and Diabetes.
The
most common illness is Type 1 diabetes in children, although an autoimmune disease but can majorly be caused due to unhealthy and
inactive lifestyle. Type 1 diabetes it is the inability of the pancreas to
produce insulin. It is an autoimmune disease, a condition in which the body's
system itself attacks and destroys the insulin producing cells of the pancreas.
The common symptoms of Type-1 diabetes are:
Thirst
Weight Loss
Tiredness
Frequent Urination
Headaches
Sweating
Tummy Pains
Headaches
Behaviour Problems
Doctors
should consider the possibility of diabetes in any child who has an otherwise
unexplained history of illness or tummy pains for a few weeks.
Globally,
Type-1 is the most common form of diabetes in children, affecting around 500,000
children under 15 years of age. Every day more than 200 children, around the
world, are diagnosed with it.
Finland,
Sweden and Norway have the highest rates for Type-1 diabetes in children. As
many as three million Americans may have Type-1 diabetes. Each year, more than
15,000 children and 15,000 adults—approximately 80 people per day—are diagnosed
with Type-1 diabetes in USA.
In
Pakistan an estimated over 65,000 children have diabetes and unfortunately most
of them have not been diagnosed as of yet.
This
is the real health crisis that we are facing today and if proper and timely measures
are not taken immediately than we all would be held accountable. As parents and
families you have to sit together and discuss the necessary steps and alterations
you need to make in your diet.
What
is more alarming is that a mother who is only in her twenties or mid-thirties and
unable to lead an active life, feeling lethargic and drained out all the time might
herself is on a risk of diabetes. So it is not only for the benefit of your child
but it is also significant for you to make healthy choices for yourself and live
a health life, because you lead your children by your example.
With much affections...
Sonya
Syed. (Day 518)
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