Title: Age of Onset for Type 2 Diabetes: Risk Factors and More
Headings: Age of Onset for Type 2 Diabetes: Know Your Risk
Age of Onset for Type 2 Diabetes: Know Your Risk
Diagnosing diabetes
Age at the time of diagnosis
Prevalence in children and young adults
Risk factors affecting adults
Fixed risk factors
Related health conditions
Prediabetes
Factors related to lifestyle
Risk factors affecting children
Delaying the onset of diabetes

Content: 366,000 new cases
Prevalence in children and young adults
Type 2 diabetes used to be prevalent only in adults and was once called “adult-onset” diabetes. Now that it’s becoming more common in children, it’s simply called “type 2” diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is more common in children and young adults, and it’s believed to be caused by an autoimmune reaction. However, type 2 diabetes is rising in incidence, attributed in part to poor lifestyle habits. According to the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study, 5,300 people from ages 10 to 19 were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes between 2011 and 2012. A 2012 study published in the ADA Journal Diabetes Care considered the potential future number of diabetes cases in people under the age of 20. The study found that, at current rates, the number of people under the age of 20 with type 2 diabetes could increase by up to 49 percent by 2050. If the rates of incidence increase, the number of type 2 cases in youth could quadruple. Risk factors affecting adults
Type 2 diabetes may result from a culmination of health issues and an unhealthy lifestyle. Specific factors can increase your personal risk, but an unhealthy lifestyle is the broader issue in many cases.