Type 1 diabetes; Insulin-dependent diabetes; Juvenile diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is much less common than type 2 diabetes
consisting of only 5 - 10% of all cases of diabetes.
Nevertheless, like type 2 diabetes, the incidence of type 1
diabetes among children and adolescents has been rising over the
past few decades. While type 2 diabetes has been increasing
among African-American and Hispanic adolescents, the highest
rates of type 1 diabetes are found among Caucasian youth. Type 1
diabetes can occur at any age but usually appears between
infancy and the late 30s, most typically in childhood or
adolescence. Males and females are equally at risk. Studies
report the following may be risk factors for developing type 1
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Kliegman RM, ed. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th edition.
Saunders; 2007:chap 590. American Diabetes Association.
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