How is a baby born with diabetes?

If a baby is diagnosed with neonatal diabetes, the daily testing and insulin can get very expensive in private hospitals. I suggest getting a good government health scheme card or checking generic pharmacy prices for testing strips. Proper planning of monthly medical expenses is very important here.

My mind is completely fried from changing diapers at 3 AM, but I remember reading that babies can get transient diabetes which sometimes disappears on its own in a few months. Honestly, just listen to your pediatrician and don't google at midnight like I do, it will drive you crazy.

In our days, we didn't even know about these things, but today medical science can manage everything beautifully. I have seen a friend's grandchild who was diagnosed as a baby, and with regular care, he is now a healthy teenager. Keep faith in the doctors, they know best.

According to our pediatrician, neonatal diabetes happens due to a gene mutation affecting insulin production in infants under six months of age. It is not caused by what the mother ate during pregnancy. They usually do genetic testing to decide if it can be treated with oral medicines instead of insulin injections.