Why is it more important than ever to keep
tabs on your family's health? Thanks to epidemic levels of obesity,
type 2 diabetes is on the rise. In fact, if current trends
continue, one in three American children born in the year 2000 will
develop diabetes later in life, according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. Though diabetes can lead to
life-threatening complications, there are steps that you
and your loved ones can take to protect yourselves. Use the
information here to help your whole family stay in the best of
health.
For Adults:
Get the facts
Understand how diabetes develops, learn the symptoms to watch for
and discover the latest treatment options.
Eat to beat diabetes
Find out how our family-friendly diet can help lower your
risk.
Stop diabetes before it starts
Try these tips to put the brakes on "early diabetes" before it
leads to something worse.
For Children:
Are your kids at risk?
Experts suggest prevention strategies you can adopt to protect
your child from the growing threat of type 2 diabetes.
Who is to
blame for childhood obesity?
Join the moms and dads of Parent Soup as they debate whether the
fast food industry should be held responsible for kids' health
problems.
Learn
7 ways to help your child lose weight
Parent Soup's resident pediatrician offers practical ways to help
your overweight child get back to a healthy weight.
Find Support
Talk
to other women living with this disease
Share
your concerns with parents of children with diabetes on this Parent
Soup message board
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