Dramatic Rise in U.S. Kids Hospitalized for Type 2 Diabetes

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One expert, however, thinks that this striking increase in hospitalization for children with type 2 diabetes needs to be viewed with some skepticism.

"There is a side of me that wonders if these children were diagnosed correctly," said Dr. Larry Deeb, the president for medicine and science at the American Diabetes Association. "Type 2 diabetes is rare in 9- to 12-year-olds. That's the age group that has the highest incidence of type 1 diabetes."

Deeb, a pediatric endocrinologist, noted that type 2 diabetes wasn't recognized until 1997. "The increase in type 2 diabetes seen here may be a function of more recognition rather than more of it," he said.

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For more information on type 2 diabetes, visit the American Diabetes Association.

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