We have been constantly made aware of the fact that people who are obese and overweight are putting themselves at high risk to a number of medical conditions. Among the two most cited conditions are cardiovascular or heart diseases and diabetes. As we view the numbers,the fact that the statistics include an increasing number of children, is indeed worrying.
It may not be surprising to learn that children are affected as many of them make poor food choices. Instead of healthy and nutritious choices, they prefer junk food and sweet fizzy drinks such as colas and sodas due to convenience,trend or to “hang around” their buddies. An unhealthy diet is one of the main reasons for them being obese or overweight.
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A devastating disease that is attacking our children and our teens is type 2 diabetes. Most children that have diabetes are born with it, and this is called type one diabetes, but there is a growing number of children that are acquiring type 2 diabetes, where previously this type of diabetes only happened to mature adults. Over a thousand children are diagnosed every year with diabetes, and more and more of those diagnosed are diagnosed with type 2.
This type of diabetes is a disorder of the metabolism. The body doesn’t destroy the beta cells, but instead creates a resistance to insulin. It starts to use this insulin incorrectly. When this happens the glucose rises in the blood and causes damage to the kidneys and other vital organs.
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One of the most common diseases found in children and teens is diabetes. 90 to 95% of children with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.the other 5 to 10% have type 2. Most of the time when a child is diagnosed with diabetes it is assumed to be type 1 but in the last 20 years type 2 diabetes has been on the rise with children and teens. More than a thousand children a year are diagnosed with diabetes and health care providers keep finding that more and more of these children have type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder unlike type 1 which is an autoimmune disease. Instead of the body attacking itself and destroying the beta cells it develops a resistance to insulin and starts using it improperly. As a result glucose builds up in the blood causing eventual damage to the kidneys and other organs leading to more complications. Without the glucose being absorbed the body cannot produce energy leaving you feeling tired and exhausted all the time. Health care providers are finding more and more children with type 2 diabetes, a disease usually diagnosed in adults aged 40 years or older.
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