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Obesity is a chronic disease in which the child and adult alike enter into a closed cycle that begins with a rise in weight, then a rise in the hormone insulin, then an increase in body fat, then a rise in the insulin hormone, and so on.

When the insulin hormone rises, all the body’s hormones are disrupted, which causes changes in the metabolism process for children. It begins to slow down sharply as well as other symptoms beginning to appear.

Among the most important signs and symptoms of high insulin levels are: darkening in the front or back of the neck, darkening under the armpits and sometimes in the chest, and other parts of the body. Adolescent girls also suffer from baldness or an increase in facial hair growth, menstrual disorders, and bone calcification or the so-called osteoporosis.

All these complications and symptoms accumulate and multiply and increase their risk when obesity is not diagnosed and treated early in the child’s life.

Ultrasounds are one of the most important diagnostic procedures that a doctor uses to assess the functions of the thyroid gland and diagnose the disorders and diseases that affect it. The Ultrasound is performed for patients who suffer from laziness or inactivity in the functions of the thyroid gland, or if they have pressure in the neck, difficulty swallowing, hoarseness of the voice, or there is a suspicion of tumors.

Ultrasound is a very important procedure which assists in the diagnosis and early detection of thyroid tumors, if they are present. Diagnosis usually requires a biopsy or sample of the tumor, and in most cases these tumors are benign.

Diabetes is diagnosed by doing routine tests. The most important of which are:

Random blood sugar test or when the person is fasting for 10 to 8 hours:

• Normal level – less than 100 mg/dL
• Pre-diabetes – from 100 – 126 mg/dL
• Diabetes stage – more than 126 mg/dL

Checking blood sugar two hours after eating:

• Normal level – less than 140 mg/dL
• Pre-diabetes: from 140 -199 mg/dL
• Diabetic stage – more than 200 mg/dL

HbA1C cumulative blood sugar level is checked every three months:

• Normal level is less than 5.7%
• Pre-diabetes – between 5.7 – 6.4%
• Diabetes stage: more than 6.5%

Diabetes is diagnosed by doing routine tests. The most important of which are:

Random blood sugar test or when the person is fasting for 10 to 8 hours:

• Normal level – less than 100 mg/dL
• Pre-diabetes – from 100 – 126 mg/dL
• Diabetes stage – more than 126 mg/dL

Checking blood sugar two hours after eating:

• Normal level – less than 140 mg/dL
• Pre-diabetes: from 140 -199 mg/dL
• Diabetic stage – more than 200 mg/dL

HbA1C cumulative blood sugar level is checked every three months:

• Normal level is less than 5.7%
• Pre-diabetes – between 5.7 – 6.4%
• Diabetes stage: more than 6.5%