“Diabesity”, as they call it is becoming an issue over the
United States. Diabetes caused by obesity among teens, as studies show, is very
hard to control. According to the article, 1 in 5 suffered serious
complications from high blood sugar simply because lack of management. Risks include kidney failure, nerve damage,
vision loss and even heart attacks. The study was conducted on 699 overweight
and obese teens of which nearly four years later failed to maintain blood sugar
control with metformin, which is a drug used for type 2 diabetes. Dr. Phil
Zeitler of the University of Colorado says that the best way to manage diabetes
is to not get it in the first place.
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