Type 2 Diabetes Called 'The Kids' Disease'

Filed in archive Information on September 29, 2006

Rates of type 2 diabetes diagnoses among children continue to skyrocket. It's even been dubbed "The Kids' Disease."

Paul Zimmet from the International Diabetes Institute has developed a web chat here that is quite interesting and informative.

Why do you think the rate of child diabetics has risen so sharply?

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