3 Risk Factors For Developing Type 2 Diabetes
Risk Factors
Type 1 diabetes is much less common than type 2 diabetes, consisting of only 5 - 10% of all cases of diabetes. Nevertheless, like type 2 diabetes, new cases of type 1 diabetes have been rising over the past few decades. While type 2 diabetes has been increasing among African-American and Hispanic adolescents, the highest rates of type 1 diabetes are found among Caucasian youth.
Type 1 diabetes can occur at any age but usually appears between infancy and the late 30s, most typically...
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