Continuing rise of Type 2 diabetes incidence in children and young people in the UK.

Toby P CandlerO MahmoudR M LynnA A MajbarT G BarrettJ P H Shield

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2018)

Type 2 diabetes remains far less common than Type 1 diabetes in childhood in the UK, but the number of cases continues to rise, with significantly increased incidence among girls and South-Asian children over a decade. Female gender, family history, non-white ethnicity and obesity were found to be strongly associated with the condition.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
glycemic control
insulin resistance
young adults
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
mental health
weight loss
weight gain
high fat diet induced
body mass index
early life