Title: Diabetes | Liver Doctor
Headings: Diabetes
Diabetes
Types of diabetes
Diabetes in children
Risk factors for diabetes type 2
Having Syndrome X
Obesity
Lack of exercise
Poor diet
Family history
Ethnic background
Risk factors for diabetes type 1
Symptoms of diabetes
Testing for diabetes
Fasting blood glucose
Other important tests for diabetics
Complications of diabetes
Recommended books
Recommendations
Conventional treatment
Recommended supplements for diabetes

Content: Diabetes in children
The frightening fact is that more and more young children are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, when this used to be a disease of middle age. The main reason for this is the escalating rate of overweight and obesity in children. Weight gain around the abdominal area makes children more likely to develop high blood sugar, as well as high cholesterol and blood pressure. This is a very disturbing trend because some children being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are below the age of ten years. Researchers speculate that these children will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. Unfortunately the incidence of type 1 diabetes is increasing also; probably because autoimmune disease in general is becoming a lot more common. Risk factors for diabetes type 2
This type of diabetes is often referred to as a 'lifestyle disease', because it is usually blamed on obesity and poor diet. It is true that most type 2 diabetics are overweight and do not exercise, however, there are several other risks factors for developing the disease; these include: