Who is affected by type 1 diabetes
It is estimated that 5% to 7% of Canadians have diabetes.1
About 5% to 10% of people with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.2
- About 1 in every 400 children and adolescents has type 1 diabetes.2
- Type 1 diabetes most often develops in girls around 10 to 12 years of age and in boys around 12 to 14 years of age.
- The incidence of type 1 diabetes seems to be increasing, and there appears to be an increase among young children, especially from birth to age 4. It is not clear why this is occurring.3
- White people have a higher rate of type 1 diabetes than other racial groups.
| Author: | Alison Allen Robin Parks, MS | Last Updated: February 21, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine | |
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