Publisher's Synopsis
Diabetes rates are rising in young people. Early detection and treatment in children and teenagers can improve their health and wellness throughout life. The National Diabetes Statistics Report 2020 states that around 210,000 children and teenagers under the age of 20 years in the United States have diagnosed diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is much more common in young people than type 2 diabetes.
However, the rates of both types in young people are increasing. In 2014-2015, doctors diagnosed type 1 diabetes in around 18,291 young people aged 10-19 years and type 2 diabetes in around 5,758 young people. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) report that, each year, rates of type 1 diabetes are rising by 1.8%, and rates of type 2 diabetes are rising by 4.8%. Young people who develop diabetes have a higher risk of health challenges throughout their life. There's a growing type 2 diabetes problem in our young people. But parents can help turn the tide with healthy changes that are good for the whole family. Until recently, young children and teens almost never got type 2 diabetes, which is why it used to be called adult-onset diabetes. Now, about one-third of American youth are overweight, a problem closely related to the increase in kids with type 2 diabetes, some as young as 10 years old. Want to learn more? Grab a copy of this book now.
