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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Diabetes is the one of the most common diseases in school-aged children. In 2010, around 215,000 young people in the U.S. under age 20 had diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In Madison County schools, including Berea Community and Model Laboratory, there are 48 children with type 1 diabetes and 14 known cases of type 2 diabetes, said Kim Decoste, registered nurse and certified diabetes educator from the Madison County Health Department Diabetes Center of Excellence.
http://richmondregister.com/localnews/x1666051215/Two-children-talk-about-managing-their-disease
In Madison County schools, including Berea Community and Model Laboratory, there are 48 children with type 1 diabetes and 14 known cases of type 2 diabetes, said Kim Decoste, registered nurse and certified diabetes educator from the Madison County Health Department Diabetes Center of Excellence.
http://richmondregister.com/localnews/x1666051215/Two-children-talk-about-managing-their-disease