Posted October 20, 2017
While many people are aware that type 2 diabetes is a primary health concern here in the United States, it turns out type 1 diabetes is on the rise in children as well. Type 1 diabetes is characterized by the body’s inability to produce insulin and is generally considered to be a chronic autoimmune condition. On average, type 1 diabetes only accounts for about five to ten percent of all cases of diabetes. But in the state of Mississippi, the number of children being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes has nearly doubled in the last year. Read more.