Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes on the Rise in US Youth

From 2001 to 2009, the prevalence of type 1 diabetes increased 21% and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes increased 30% among US children and adolescents. In 2009, the highest prevalence of type 1 diabetes was 2.55 per 1000 among white youth, and the lowest was 0.35 per 1000 in American Indian youth. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes was 1.20 per 1000 among American Indian youth, 1.06 per 1000 among black youth, 0.79 per 1000 among Hispanic youth, and 0.17 per 1000 among white youth. The JAMAfindings come from an analysis of 3.3 million children and adolescents in 5 states.