A new study from UAB shows cases of Type 2 diabetes spiked during the pandemic. UAB compared Type 2 diabetes cases from March of 2017 to March of 2021 and researchers found that new pediatric cases of diabetes nearly doubled in that time.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A new study from UAB shows cases of Type 2 diabetes spiked during the pandemic. That research indicates that boys, and those enrolled in Medicaid, are disproportionately affected by the disease.
Dr. Ambika Ashraf with Children’s of Alabama said prior to the coronavirus pandemic, they were seeing an average monthly rate of about 11 new diabetes diagnoses among children.“These are staggering numbers. We’re talking about young children and adolescents who never had to deal with Type 2 diabetes. So, what is frightening is these patients have long-term diabetes. It’s worrisome that…what will be the life expectancy if we do not take care of this problem right now?” Dr. Ashraf explained.
Often referred to as a “disease of poverty,” researchers discovered a link to the increase in cases among Medicaid-enrolled youth during the pandemic. Dr. Ashraf said another contributing factor is the fact that fewer people were going to the doctor during the pandemic.
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