How Kiwi kids are becoming the new face of 'adult' diabetes

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How Kiwi kids are becoming the new face of 'adult' diabetes

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24 minutes 5 seconds

1 week ago

How Kiwi kids are becoming the new face of 'adult' diabetes

Type 1 diabetes used to be called 'juvenile diabetes', and Type 2 affected adults. But that's no longer the case, and the number of kids with Type 2 in New Zealand is rising.

A specialist in treating childhood diabetes says that some children are born "almost what we call 'programmed'" to have the disease - but new medicine could help put them in remission

Guests:

Dr Craig Jefferies - Paediatric Endocrinologist at Starship
Guyon Espiner - RNZ In Depth

Learn More:

Read an article from Best Practice Journal on how primary care can help with the rise of type 2
Read more on the difference between type 1 and type 2 here
Learn more about the rise in amputations associated with type 2 diabetes

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