Here they learn to live fully despite the diagnosis: how the school of diabetes works at the 2nd Children's Hospital of Minsk

On the basis of the 2nd Children's Hospital of Minsk, there is a school of diabetes mellitus, where children and their parents are taught how to lead a full-fledged lifestyle, having a difficult diagnosis. On the eve of World Diabetes Day, which is celebrated on November 14, sb.by correspondents visited unusual classes.

Training at the school of diabetes mellitus is carried out daily from Monday to Friday in two shifts, said the pediatrician, head of the pediatric department No. 3 (for endocrinological patients) Valeria Tolkacheva:

- In classes, we pass with young patients and their parents important topics: we learn to adjust the dose of insulin, count bread units, how, despite the disease, go to school, go to clubs, play sports, and in the future – go to university and plan a family.

Parents take children of any age with them to classes, the main thing is that the guys can sit quietly without disturbing adults, the specialist noted:

- From about five years of age, a child can even remember the information we convey. Mandatory course - five lectures, then - at the request of parents, if there are questions. Young patients and their parents from all over the country can attend classes, the doors are open not only for those undergoing treatment in the hospital, but also for other patients.

The doctor said that in the clinic, patients with diabetes mellitus of the first type are provided with short- and long-acting analog insulins, pump insulin therapy is also carried out. Children with type II diabetes are much smaller. In their case, lifestyle modification works, additional therapy is prescribed depending on the results of tests.

- For the first time, they learned about the disease at a routine medical examination, passed an analysis - fasting glucose levels were increased, doctors asked to retake. Then a few more tests. After analyzing the results, we were advised to undergo an examination in the hospital. We were hospitalized and have now returned to monitor the situation and receive new recommendations.

What is diabetes mellitus, Olga knows firsthand: she herself has diabetes of the second type, the same diagnosis from grandmother Sasha. The mother considers the school of diabetes a real salvation for parents whose children receive a special status:

- They are taught to live despite the diagnosis. Important questions are laid out on the shelves: how to eat right, calculate the dose of insulin, which affects the rises and falls of sugar, what to do if it falls hard and vice versa, how to make sure that from time to time the child can afford tasty things. At school, she learned that carbohydrates are slow and fast, respectively, affect the body in different ways. That is, if you eat porridge and fries, the indicators will be different. All these nuances are now taken into account to make the daughter feel good. Nutrition, ecology, postcoid manifestations: what affects the increase in diabetes cases in children