Paediatrician advocates for database to track concerning trend of diabetes in children

Paediatric Endocrinologist at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Dr Jeff Kao, has claimed himself and his colleagues are advocating for a database to be set up to track a concerning trend in type 2 diabetes in children nationally.

The Australian has reported doctors have issued an urgent plea for national intervention to stem the rising tide of type 2 diabetes diagnoses in children and young people.

“In Victoria, we don’t have the data, a really good routinely collected data, but I can tell you it has increased,” Dr Kao told Heidi Murphy, filling in for Tom Elliott.

Press PLAY to hear his push for a national database + his explanation for the difference between type 1 and 2 diabetes

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