Doctors have a new set of guidelines when treating children
diagnosed with type II diabetes. It's the first time
recommendations have been issued for children aged 10 to 18, a
sign that childhood obesity continues to have a broad impact.
More children are developing type II diabetes "largely due to
the increase in obesity and overweight (patients) in the
pediatric population, as well as the overall population and the
decreased activity we are seeing in our young people," said Dr.
Janet Silverstein, co-author of the American Academy of
Pediatrics guidelines and chief of endocrinology at the
University of Florida's Shands Hospital. Type II diabetes
affects 90% to 95% of the 26 million Americans with diabetes,
while it's still rare in children and adolescents, it's being
diagnosed more frequently among minority populations including
American Indians, African-Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans,
and Asians/Pacific Islanders, according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. Type I diabetes results fro