Why is childhood diabetes on the rise?
The Kid’s Doctor By Sue Hubbard, M.D. Diabetes continues to be a growing problem among our nation’s children. Did you know that every year there are more than 25,000 children diagnosed with diabetes? To begin with there are two different types of childhood diabetes, type 1 and type 2; and while both cause an elevated […]
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth: Is Your Family at Risk?
According to the American Diabetes Association, someone in the United States is diagnosed with diabetes every 19 seconds. Now, imagine that person being diagnosed is your child. And now imagine that your child’s condition could have been prevented. Childhood diabetes is typically associated with type 1 diabetes—previously known as juvenile diabetes—where the body loses its […]
