For the benefit of all our readers, type 1 diabetes in children, once referred to as juvenile diabetes, occurs because the child's pancreas does not produce adequate amounts of insulin. Though the exact cause remains unknown, scientists do know that in most people with type 1 diabetes the body's own immune system, which normally fights harmful bacteria and viruses, mistakenly destroys the insulin-producing (islet) cells in the pancreas.
Type 2 diabetes in children is a chronic condition that affects the way the child's body metabolizes sugar (glucose). The number of cases is on the rise and directly linked with the increased incidence of obesity among children.
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For the benefit of all our readers, type 1 diabetes in children, once referred to as juvenile diabetes, occurs because the child's pancreas does not produce adequate amounts of insulin. Though the exact cause remains unknown, scientists do know that in most people with type 1 diabetes the body's own immune system, which normally fights harmful bacteria and viruses, mistakenly destroys the insulin-producing (islet) cells in the pancreas.
Type 2 diabetes in children is a chronic condition that affects the way the child's body metabolizes sugar (glucose). The number of cases is on the rise and directly linked with the increased incidence of obesity among children.
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October 24, 2014 - 9:19amMaryann
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