The reality of our time is that many diseases are "getting younger". Therefore, children already in very small age are subjected to a heap of various examinations.
The most common analysis is the analysis of urine. He most fully gives an idea of the health of the genitourinary system and the whole organism as a whole. If suddenly these examinations revealed sugar in the urine of a child, this is not a good sign. After all, sugar in the urine can, firstly, talk about the violation of the sugar level in children in the blood, and secondly, about the improper functioning of the kidneys and the endocrine system as a whole. And that, probably, the most unpleasant thing about diabetes.
Remember, if the results of tests of sugar in the urine of a child cause doubts in the doctor, you must return them.
How to collect urine for analysis?
- the day before there are no bright colored products;
- do not drink excess liquid;
- do not interrupt the use of medicines (but report their admission to the doctor);
- compulsory morning toilet;
- to donate blood for analysis must be strictly on an empty stomach;
- For babies (and boys and girls), special disposable urinals are very suitable;
- drain urine into sterilized dishes or in a special container purchased at a pharmacy.
Before taking the test in the laboratory, you can check the child's presence of sugar in the urine and at home. Pour the urine on a flat surface and allow it to dry. If it is sticky - there is sugar in the urine.
The sugar in the urine of children
Although physiologically the children are very different from adults, the sugar norm in children is the same as for them - about 3.3 - 5.5 mmol / l. Accordingly, if high sugar is detected in the child - glycosuria, it can cause the development of diabetes mellitus. But in order to confirm or refute the results obtained, it is necessary to simultaneously submit a blood test for sugar, since the level first rises in the blood, and then in the urine. If these tests do not detect abnormalities, doctors will look for another cause of glycosuria.