Tag: Diabetes Risk Among Kids

Diabetes rates in children are rising. Type 1 diabetes is much more common in young people than type 2 diabetes, but the rates of both are increasing.

Toronto: Children and youths whose mothers had diabetes during their pregnancy are themselves at an increased risk of the disorder, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin. The study showed that a child or teenager whose mother had gestational diabetes — diabetes during pregnancy — was nearly twice as likely to develop diabetes before the age […]