Who is affected by type 2 diabetes
The number of people who have diabetes is growing quickly. It is estimated that there are 1.7 million Canadians who have diabetes. More than 90% of people with diabetes have type 2.1
- The risk of type 2 diabetes increases with age.
- Type 2 diabetes is more common in people of Aboriginal, African, Hispanic, South Asian, and Asian descent.
Children with type 2 diabetes
The number of children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is increasing.2
- Until recently, the only type of diabetes that was common in children was type 1 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes has become much more common in children.
- Most children who have type 2 diabetes have a family history of diabetes, are overweight, and are not very physically active.
- In children, type 2 diabetes usually develops around puberty.
| Author: | Alison Allen Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS | Last Updated: November 14, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism David C.W. Lau, MD, PhD, FRCPC - Endocrinology & Metabolism | |
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