An adolescent with diabetes faces very different challenges than a young
adult or grownup with diabetes. Failure to acknowledge and address this will result in
noncompliance and absence from the clinic. Type I diabetes is the most prevalent
metabolic illness in childhood and adolescence, although Type II diabetes in
adolescents is frequently associated with obesity, which may contribute to these
increased risks. Obesity impairs the body's capacity to utilize insulin, resulting in
elevated blood sugar levels. Among younger people, early identification of type II
diabetes as well as dedication to controlling overweight and obesity are critical. As a
result, a number of people with diabetes mellitus who have had it for a long time
experience chronic and recurrent clinical symptoms related to the disordered motility of
almost the entire GI tract, such as esophageal and epi-pharyngeal dysphagia,
gastroparesis, constipation, diarrhea, and fecal incontinence. Dietary changes are one of
the therapeutic methods used to treat chronic recurrent symptoms caused by autonomic
dysfunction. Dietary manipulations and several medications, including dopamine
antagonists, antibiotics, and hormones, promote peristalsis. On the other hand,
gastrointestinal symptoms related to acute metabolic problems are self-limited and
resolve quickly after the normal metabolic environment has been restored.
Keywords: Adolescence, Gastrointestinal diseases, Type I Diabetes, Type II Diabetes.