• Question: is children to young to get diabetes ?

    Asked by Brie mode fearless to Theresia, Katie, Giovanna, Duane, Andy on 11 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Theresia Mina

      Theresia Mina answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      In some inherited cases of diabetes, the sooner we can detect diabetes symptoms the better it is for the child’s welfare. When it is inherited, it is there from the day he/she’s born…or maybe before when the baby is still in the womb.. who knows?

    • Photo: Duane Mellor

      Duane Mellor answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      No, neonatal diabetes which is inherited appears in babies.
      Type 1 diabetes often is diagnosed in childhood
      Type 2 diabetes is becoming more common in teenagers and is linked to genetics and lifestyle. Fortunately it is still rare

    • Photo: Giovanna Bermano

      Giovanna Bermano answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      unfortunately no, as Duane said it is becoming more common for children to have type 2 diabetes which is the one related to life style, epscially if they are obese….cases of kids diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at the age of 9 are not so uncommon…..not good!!!

    • Photo: Andrew Philp

      Andrew Philp answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      No unfortunately diabetes effects all people of all ages.

    • Photo: Katie Pickering

      Katie Pickering answered on 13 Nov 2014:

      The other guys have all covered this for you 🙂

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