Rate Of T1D Has Increased Among Elementary School-Age White Children In US.

More research is needed to better understand why the prevalence of type 1 diabetes among American children is on the rise, and what racial and ethnic differences exist, the researchers said. The findings were culled from one of the largest U.S. studies of diabetes in children -- the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth registry -- involving data on more than 2 million children and teens living in diverse parts of the United States. http://consumer.healthday.com/kids-health-information-23/adolescents-and-teen-health-news-719/type-1-diabetes-increasing-among-white-kids-in-u-s-study-says-693060.html