bangalore aastha name changed is her parents only child her parents fulfil her every wish the child wants burgers and pizzas twice a week and prefers cola to milk the result the eightyearold is overweight and diagnosed with type 2 diabetes generally got by adults sedentary lifestyle love for junk food and parental pampering are leaving children with prediabetic condition or type 2 diabetes say pediatric endocrinologists each doctor sees about 1015 new cases in children every year and about 1520 borderline cases every month today most couples have one child and they pamper the child including overfeeding him or her with junk food children are also not encouraged to do physical activities in fact they are made to play videogames and they become couch potatoes said dr shaila bhattacharya consultant pediatric diabetician and endocrinologist manipal hospital it is very important for parents to keep a check on their childs body mass index aastha had no history of diabetes but was diagnosed with this disorder during a health check at school her glucose index was as high as 220 ml said dr bhattacharya aastha is now undergoing diet modification and other lifestyle changes said dr rajeshwari j consultant endocrinologist columbia asia hospitals type 2 diabetes among children can be best controlled by making dietary and lifestyle changes if the sugar level goes out of control they should be put on oral medication and insulin as for juvenile diabetes type 1 though there are no south india specific studies endocrinologists say the incidence ranges from 310 per 100000 children and it is rising by about 3 every year dr anjana hulse consultant pediatric endocrinologist apollo hospitals said type 1 diabetes is usually caused due to the failure in the functioning of pancreatic beta cells and possibly due to an autoimmune destruction basically diabetes is a hereditary disease the symptoms include frequent urination drinking excess water overeating and loss of weight both boys and girls are vulnerable to it parents of obese children are advised to take their child for a diabetes test said dr hulsepatient speak parents of manu 9 of jp nagar noticed early last year that the boy was lethargic and frequently hungry they assumed this was part of growing up until the day manu was rushed to hospital with excruciating stomach pain vomiting and dehydration diagnosed with diabetes manu was immediately put on daily insulin shots my daily regimen has changed since then i can play and go to school as usual but i have to take three shots of insulin a day it is painful but i have accepted it as part of my life i miss eating sweets but my doctor said i can eat small portion of sweets during festivals so i am happy said manublore diabetics have least control survey according to a survey diabetes is under least control in bangalore compared to other metros in india the survey conducted for diabcare india by novo nordisk covered over 6000 patients and found that over