Youth type 2 diabetes cases in Colorado have risen nearly 10-fold since 2002

Youth type 2 diabetes cases in Colorado have risen nearly 10-fold since 2002

Type 2 diabetes has traditionally been a disease that has affected mostly middle-aged and older adults. But new research from the U.S. to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Italy (Sept. 28–Oct. 2) shows a sharp increase in the rate of new cases of type 2 diabetes since the turn of the century, which has continued to accelerate in recent years. The study is by Dr. Tessa Crume …

Study reveals surge in type 2 diabetes among people under 20

A disease once regarded as almost exclusively adult is advancing rapidly through adolescence in the United States. New data from Colorado indicate that the incidence of youth-onset type 2 diabetes increased nearly tenfold between 2002 and 2023, rising from 2.37 to 22.30 cases per 100,000 young people aged 10 to 19. The increase accelerated during the most recent decade, raising concern that a growing generation will face diabetes-related kidney,…