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The rising rate of type 2 diabetes in young New Zealanders is becoming a health crisis

  • Written by Lynne Chepulis, Associate Professor, Health Sciences, University of Waikato
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No longer just a condition of middle age, type 2 diabetes is increasingly affecting children, teenagers and young adults in New Zealand. And our health system is nowhere near ready to manage this surge.

Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the body stops properly using insulin, the hormone that helps control blood glucose....

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