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Bariatric surgery is used mostly to treat obesity in adults, and has the added benefit of reversing type 2 diabetes in many of them. In view of the increasing number of children who are developing type 2 diabetes along with …

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More kids than ever before are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, research by pediatric endocrinology expert Sheela Magge at Johns Hopkins and colleagues has shown. This 77% rise during the pandemic may result in severe consequences for these children, …

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There’s been a 77% increase in type 2 diabetes in childhood during the pandemic, research by Sheela Magge, a pediatric endocrinology expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has shown. Magge says that while the condition goes by the same name, …

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Many more US kids have developed type 2 diabetes during the pandemic, research by Johns Hopkins pediatric endocrinology expert Sheela Magge and colleagues has shown. Magge says getting the condition under control is paramount. Magge: If children are presenting relatively …

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While the overall rate of type 2 diabetes has increased among US youth during the pandemic, there are some surprising features of this increase. Sheela Magge, a pediatric endocrinology expert at Johns Hopkins and one author of a study identifying …

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A 77% increase in type 2 diabetes among American young people has been seen during the pandemic, Johns Hopkins pediatric endocrinology expert Sheela Magge and colleagues report. Magge says while obesity and sedentary lifestyle are clearly involved, so are social …

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People who’ve had Covid-19 are at increased risk to develop type 2 diabetes, several studies have shown. Is the virus behind an observed increase in type 2 diabetes among kids? Sheela Magge, a pediatric endocrinology expert at Johns Hopkins and …

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