Type 2 diabetes rises dramatically among young people

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Type 2 diabetes rises dramatically among young people


Type 2 diabetes used to be a disease only seen in people over the age of 40. The reality of today is something vastly different – the number of children and young people being treated for type 2 diabetes in England and Wales has increased by 41% in only four years!

When a child gets type 2 diabetes it also puts them at risk for other complications such as; blindness, amputations and kidney disease.

Izzi Seccombe, the chair of the community wellbeing board at the Local Government Association (LGA), which obtained these figures from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) describes the situation:

"Type 2 diabetes typically develops in adults over the age of 40, so – while still rare in children – it is extremely worrying that we are seeing more young people develop the condition"

The rise of diabetes is closely linked to the obesity epidemic. 79% of the children suffering from type 2 diabetes were obese. Eustace de Sousa of Public Health England (PHE) says:

"The rise in type 2 diabetes in young children highlights why bold measures are needed to tackle childhood obesity – and change won’t happen overnight"

The government is investing billions in public health services and has a new childhood obesity plan to get children to exercise more in school and eat less sugary and processed foods.

Let’s hope these measures will be enough to stop this diabesity epidemic.
https://www.dietdoctor.com/diabesity-diabetes-obesity-stem-problem

The Guardian: Cases of type 2 diabetes among young people rise 41% in three years
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/18/cases-of-type-2-diabetes-among-young-people-rise-41-in-three-years

BBC: Rise in type 2 diabetes in young people in England and Wales
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45224668

Words and picture above from Diet Doctor site here
https://www.dietdoctor.com/type-2-diabetes-rises-dramatically-among-young-people

This is not only here in the UK but many other countries too ...

All the best Jan

In a word, bollocks!

Doctors who claim that diabetes didn't occur in children should actually say that Type 2 diabetes wasn't DIAGNOSED in children. When they believe it is caused by being fat, they don't look for it in thin people, thus confirming their bias.

It is actually quite scary, I believe Type 2 and obesity both stem from insulin resistance which is the actual epidemic. This is NOT going to be cured by eating "healthy whole grains" and "heart healthy vegetable oils"