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A partnership between children, their families, doctors and scientists to learn about causes of type 2 diabetes in children.
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What is DISCOVERY?
The DISCOVERY Study is a national effort to learn about the causes of type 2 diabetes in children. It is a multi-center study at 15 locations across the United States. The study is for children 9-14 years old who may be at higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes because of high body mass index, family history of diabetes, or other factors.
Why DISCOVERY?
Type 2 diabetes used to be known as “adult-onset” diabetes and was thought to mostly affect people later in life. Now, more children are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Rates of type 2 diabetes among children and adolescents are increasing rapidly over time. Currently, we do not understand why rates of type 2 diabetes is increasing in children. The DISCOVERY Study seeks to understand what factors cause some children to develop type 2 diabetes while others don’t. With your help, we can gain the knowledge to develop better ways to help us prevent type 2 diabetes in more children!