What are some statistics to juvenile diabetes?

- Prevalence:

- Approximately 1.9 million children and adolescents (under the age of 20) in the United States have diabetes.

- Of those, about 187,000 have type 1 diabetes.

- Type 1 diabetes is the most common chronic disease among children and adolescents in the U.S.

- Incidence:

- An estimated 40,000 new cases of type 1 diabetes are diagnosed each year in the U.S.

- The incidence rate of type 1 diabetes has been increasing over the past few decades.

- Risk Factors:

- Family history of diabetes

- Certain genetic markers

- Environmental factors, such as viral infections

- Symptoms:

- Increased thirst

- Frequent urination

- Increased hunger

- Weight loss

- Fatigue

- Blurred vision

- Treatment:

- Insulin therapy

- Diet

- Exercise

- Complications:

- Ketoacidosis (DKA)

- Hypoglycemia

- Retinopathy

- Neuropathy

- Nephropathy

- Cardiovascular disease