The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued the first-ever guidelines for children between the ages of 8 and 10 with type 2 diabetes. A CBS News story says the organization took that step partially in response to the growing epidemic of childhood obesity, which puts children at greater risk of the condition.
Type 2 diabetes is characterized by an inability to produce or properly use insulin — a hormone needed to convert food into energy. It’s long been associated with an ...
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