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Type 2 Diabetes In Kids Just Exploded 10-Fold

Type 2 diabetes in children has increased almost 10-fold in new Colorado data spanning 2002 through 2023. What happened, what should parents be watching for, and could we identify metabolic trouble before a child develops overt type 2 diabetes? New research from the Colorado Diabetes Registry reports that type 2 diabetes incidence among youth ages 10-19 increased from 2.37 cases per 100,000 in 2002 to 22.30 per 100,000 in 2023. The rate of increase also accelerated during the later years of the study. In this video, Dr. Ken Berry discusses childhood type 2 diabetes, obesity, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, fasting insulin, hemoglobin A1c, high-carbohydrate processed foods, fruit juice, pediatric insulin reference values, and practical steps parents can discuss with their child's cl…