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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