Posts Tagged ‘onset’

The reason I ask is because my father, fathers father, mothers father all had diabetes before they died. I believe this puts me at 75% or so statistically of getting it. I’m 20 years old and I think I might have it but I’m to young and have only a few of the symptoms which I think could be from other things (thirst, excessive fatigue)

So whens its happen? And how do you go about slowing/preventing it in older age.

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More kids being diagnosed with adult onset diabetes
Each year nearly 4,000 children are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.  Kids who develop it by age 9 typically require insulin by the time they reach age 18. Sharon Berry was eager to have her son, Jake, take part in a study focused on kids and Type 2 diabetes. “It was a big concern of mine. My family, on my father’s side, has a history of diabetes,” she said. A Louisiana State University study is …

I am interested in finding out any and all alternative (besides the regular medical advice) type 2 diabetes treatments.Any answers are welcome-thanks.