Children With Type 1 Diabetes at Higher Risk of Hospitalization Than Non-diabetic Children

Children living with type 1 diabetes are almost five times more likely to be admitted to hospital than non-diabetic children, a new study has found. Pre-school children and children from poorer background are at higher risk. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes depend on insulin injection for the rest of their lives. About 5 percent of all cases of diabetes are type ...

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