Type 1 Diabetes Rates Rise 29%

According to a study in Diabetes Care, the rate of type 1 diabetes in Philadelphia children grew by 29% between 1985 and 2004 and increased by about 70% in those under 5 years old during the same period. The rate of type 1 diabetes was 18 times higher than that of type 2 diabetes in white children, but only 1.6 times higher in black children, researchers noted. Diabetes Care Jan 22, 2013