Knowing if an obese child might develop diabetes in later years could prompt parents to make the necessary lifestyle changes for their child to lose weight. That’s the rationale behind a pre-diabetes screening recommended by the American Diabetes Association.
This comes from Kids Health Notes. Grace has some really good info on her site about diabetes and children. Go check her out and search the site all you want. Yet another resource available to you!
Would you screen your child if they fell into this category? Do you think it would do the child good or cause issues down the road? I …read more