Headline Daily (11/11/2021)(In Chinese)
The number of adolescents with diabetes is on the rise
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The Children’s Diabetes Association said yesterday that the number of diabetes patients worldwide is continuing to rise, especially among children and adolescents. So far, there are about 1.1 million people under the age of 20 suffering from type 1 diabetes worldwide. The association stressed that if diabetes is not treated properly or even not discovered, patients have a higher risk of serious or fatal complications such as heart disease, stroke and kidney failure. The association pointed out that diabetes is divided into type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and type 1 diabetes is more common in children. Parents are reminded to pay more attention to their children’s physical condition.