Aziana was 11 when she found out that, like her mother, she had type 2 diabetes. I seen my mom, and, like, she takes medicine, and i didnt want to do that. Now heres the really bad news. Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are increasing in american children. Dr. Dana dabelea is with the Colorado School of public health. Okay. So, what is diabetes . It affects your blood sugar. It doesnt stay the way it normally would in, like, a healthy person. Diabetes is a condition that occurs when the body either doesnt make enough insulin or doesnt respond normally to the insulin that it makes. Insulin is a hormone that most of us naturally make in our body. Insulin converts sugar into energy. So, those with type 1 diabetes were born with an inability to process sugar. On the other hand, if you eat too many foods and drinks with lots of sugar, you can develop type 2 diabetes. Bottom line whether type 1 or type 2, you dont have the natural insulin you need. And as a result, the bloodsugar levels rise, and that rise in blood sugar can cause damage to the various organs of the body the eyes, the kidneys, the blood vessels. And thats what diabetes is really all about. When i first found out, i couldnt believe it. I was scared. We met skyler shortly after he learned that his body wasnt making enough insulin. He has type 1 diabetes. Skyler carefully monitors his diabetes. That means measuring the amount of sugar thats in his bloodstream throughout the day, especially after eating. He gives himself insulin shots to bring his sugar levels into proper balance. I eat the schools lunch, and i just eat what they give me. And i try to count my calorie points and put as much insulin in me as i need for that one meal. Lenny used to get headaches and was constantly thirsty. I had no clue what i was going through. He has type 2 diabetes. Some other typical symptoms are feeling tired and having to visit the bathroom frequently. Unlike type 1, which is mostly dictated by our genes, type 2 is something we can develop and, therefore, can often avoid. Sadly, diabetes is getting worse in this country. The journal of the american medical associatisays type 2 has increased by 30 in recent years. Most of it is due to the obesity epidemic in children. We saw similar increases in white and black children. The largest increase we saw was in hispanic children. Type 1 diabetes has also increased by 21 . Clearly, this is an important issue that we all need to take very seriously. It can be deadly. So far, theres no cure for diabetes, but it can be managed. I eat healthy foods, exercise a lot. I manage my weight, and i take my medication on a regular basis. The best advice i could give other young people is just to keep their head high and keep a positive attitude towards it. We cant help being born with genes that give us type 1 diabetes, but we can fight getting type 2 diabetes. Cut down on the sugar, especially in soft drinks. Even some juices have too much sugar to be healthy. Cut down on the foods with hidden sugars. For example, foods with lots of carbs they turn into sugar after you eat them. And help your body get rid of unnecessary sugar by getting exercise. Trust me life is a lot sweeter when you dont have diabetes. Heres another reason to cut back on the cola. Doctors say drinking too much of it can zap your muscle power. Even diet cola can drain potassium from your blood, and thats something your body needs. So, next time youre thirsty, you might want to reach for something that isnt carbonated or overly sweetened. Think water. Dont go away. Weve got lots more still to come on teen kids news. Well be right back. Hooplahas motto is life with a smile. Their website features good news, inspirational stories, cute pictures, and funny videos. Sound familiar . Since teen kids news has a similar mission, were presenting you with our hooplaha pick of the week. Westophate club is a socialmedia movement to end bullying. Its turned into a movement in our school. We just need to break free from all of the negativity that surrounds us. The main goal of the westophate club is to give students a safe environment and to provide them a comforting place where they are free to be themselves. Its a piece of paper with hershey kisses on it, and people send it to each other, and it has a really nice compliment. We sold them for about two or three weeks. Its not just stopping bullying. It has faces. It has people that are passionate about it, and that makes it so much better. I just love to see peoples faces light up when they get a positive note. Its a compliment, and i think people are starting to spread more cheerfulness i didnt expect it, and it was really sweet. And then i sent them to three of my friends, and i think they liked them. It just affects people so much, and it makes them feel so good about themselves and it undoes a lot of the negative effects that people have on them, and i really wanted to be involved with something that has such a positive impact. I kind of started being bullied freshman year, and then once i joined westophate, i stopped letting it get to me. I was always kind of like this outcast girl. By joining westophate, i want to help spread the positivity. Every school can definitely use a westophate club. I think it just way more positive energy around. Like, people theyre just a lot nicer to each other. I think the schools changed quite a bit. Theyve heard the club. They see the bracelets. They see the shirts. They just realized how not only teachers can change it but students, too. You may never have thought of this, but dating is a lot like driving. Kristina explains. Lisa jander, the teen dating mechanic, is back with more tips. Hi. Hi so, how is dating like driving . Well, dating and driving are very similar in that when you think about driving down a road, there are boundary lines, and they were put there for a reason, and the reason is to keep you safe. While boundaries are really important in driving, theyre also very important in dating establishing what those boundaries are. Do you hold hands . Do you not hold hands . What is okay in your world in terms of physical boundaries . In addition to that, it might even be a financial boundary. What are you comfortable spending on something . Do you each pay your own way . Do you pay for the movie . So, what are your financial boundaries, and what makes you feel comfortable . Its really important to evaluate those. Good point. Thanks, lisa. Once again, your advice steers us in a good direction. Thanks for having me. Well have more dating advice in upcoming programs. You can also check out our website to learn more about the teen dating mechanic. Ill take you behind the scenes at an aquarium. Hey, have any of you seen nemo . Every state has one, but most of us dont know why they look the way they do. Heres flag facts. You might not want to have a Close Encounter with a beehive, but you have to admire how much work goes in to making that honey. Its that spirit of industry that puts a beehive in the middle of the state flag of utah. The beehive is a symbol of industry, commerce, and hard work and would seem to be a perfect symbol for a state like utah, which was so difficult to settle. It did take a lot of hard work to create a state in the middle of the desert. It took a lot of faith, too. Mormons were seeking a place to practice their form of christianity, which was new and controversial. In 1830, joseph smith began the mormon religion in upstate new york. They quickly had to leave upstate new york because of religious persecution, and after a brief stop in the midwest, they settled in the territory that would become utah. The mormons arrived in 1847. The date is right there on the flag, along with 1896, the year the state entered the union. At first, mormon leader Brigham Young wanted to claim a much bigger territory and call it deseret. Congress didnt go for that, so the state was smaller and named after the ute indians who were there first. But one thing thats very interesting about the state is that of all 50 states, it boasts the youngest population, with an average age of 27. 1 years. Utah is also famous for amazing natural wonders, with two Great National parks zion and bryce canyon. But theyre too big to put on the flag im brandon with flag facts. Are you ready to getfacts. Facetoface with a shark . How about a stingray . Nicole has some Close Encounters of the underwater kind. The Maritime Aquarium in norwalk, connecticut, offers visitors a unique experience a fascinating, behindthescenes tour. Cathy hagadorn is the aquariums education manager. What happens behind the scenes is people really get to learn about what it takes to run an aquarium, what it takes to feed the animals, what their needs are, some of the Veterinary Care that goes on, and kind of really what makes the aquarium special. Coming behind the scenes at the Maritime Aquarium is definitely a treat. With thousands of fish and other animals to take care of, you can imagine that food is high up on the list of importance. So our first stop is at a room with what youd expect at an aquarium lots of scales. We are in the fish kitchen, and at the fish kitchen, this is where we prepare all of the meals for the animals that live here at the Maritime Aquarium. Fish to be used as food is thoroughly inspected. Just like if you go to a restaurant and you order fish from the menu, the chef is gonna check the eyes to make sure theyre clear. The chef is gonna smell it to make sure it smells healthy fishy but not really a bad fishy. I didnt realize there was a good kind of fishy. I thought there was only one fishy. And guess whos coming to dinner. Sharks were in the staffonly area above the openocean shark tank, where betsy is getting ready for feeding time. Shes called an aquarist. Id call her brave. So, how do you feed a shark . You feed a shark very carefully. All of the sharks here at the Maritime Aquarium are polefed so that way we can record exactly whos eating and how much theyre eating. Now, these sand tiger sharks are actually more like scavengers than they are predators, so the fact that we are feeding them kind of a dead fish at the end of a stick is what they would kind of be doing in their natural environment. Now, you can see some excited behavior there we go. Very good. That was exciting. Ooh are they fighting each other there . Not necessarily fighting each other, but just a little bit of competition. So whats next . We just got done feeding the sharks, so were gonna feed some of the smaller fishes in there. Would you like to give it a shot . Sure all right. To throw the fish, or not to throw the fish will i do it . Well find out when teen kids news continues. Were on a behindthescenes tour at the Maritime Aquarium in norwalk, connecticut. Its feeding time, and im about to reach into a bucket of very cold, very wet, and very dead fish. Yum so, what do i do . Okay, youre just gonna take a handful. Youre gonna go to the edge here and then youre just gonna throw it out and cascade it over the edge here so that they can all get the fish have an equal opportunity. All right. Right now . Yep, go for it. Ugh its cold and gross [ laughs ] that did not work as well as i planned it. Like so many other things in life, practice makes perfect. Look at them all coming. Youre a pro at this now. Very good. [ cheers and applause] each area of the aquarium recreates life in the wild. So not only do the tanks need to be kept at specific temperatures, even the amount of salt in the water needs to be individually controlled. I was also surprised to learn that something in these tanks is used to make one of my favorite foods. If youre reading the ingredients on ice cream or even beauty products, if you look for something called karagenin or agar that actually comes from seaweeds from right here on Long Island Sound or the atlantic ocean. The aquarium isnt all about fish. While not part of the official behindthescenes tour, ellen let me meet the seals. It turns out each one has plenty of personality. You make friends with your fist whats called targeting. Whats going on, razz . Good. All right, what you can do is, you want to just hold the fish right like that in between two fingers and hand it right to her. Aww, good razz. Last but definitely not least, im going to get up close and personal with some of the strangest creatures of the deep at the ray touch tank. The stingrays are hungry, too. If you keep your hand nice and flat keep it in the water. Here he comes. Yep, if you keep your hand down nice and flat, they might know its feeding time. Hi. Aww. Keep your hand nice and flat. Here we go this guy will give you a good pet. Aww. Now, before you decide to pet the next stingray you encounter, keep in mind that the stingers on these guys were carefully removed. The stingrays in the wild do have little stingers, or barbs, at the end of their tail, and thats kind of a defense mechanism. If a predator was gonna come up to them and try to eat them, they can use their barbs to kind of scare off their predators. But here at the aquarium, we can actually trim off those barbs so that way theyre not stinging each other, and that way theyre also not stinging the people who come to touch them. Stingrays are actually related to sharks. Unlike other fish, they have no bones, just cartilage like we have in our ears and noses. So scientists call that cartilaginous fishes. I learned a lot. I got to touch rays, work with seals, and help feed sharks. I guess i can say tanks for the memories. At the Maritime Aquarium at norwalk, im nicole for teen kids news. Its time to get your opinion in speak of the week. Its a pretty big universe out there, so do you think were alone, or do you think theres life on other planets . I think theres definitely life on other planets. I think that because there are billions and billions of galaxies out there that can be just as advanced as ours, there has to be some form of life. Its kind of its kind of i dont know arrogant to think that wed be the only people to inhabit this giant space we have. I hope theres not life on other planets because that could be a scary thought. I dont even think that were the only ones here. There has to be. Its a big universe. I definitely think theres life on other planets. Im not sure what type of life. I dont know if its aliens type, but i definitely think theres other things out there. The chances theres a galaxy just like ours in an everexpanding universe, i think, is pretty great. Do you think well ever make contact . I think we will, thought it might be dangerous. [ laughs ] maybe in the very distant future, yeah. I think it is possible, yeah. No, i dont think well ever find them. Back in the 1990s, nasa actually started a program to search for alien life. Nothing was found, but the Program Still continues. Who knows . Maybe theyll find something one day. With speak of the week, im eden. You fill up my senses like a night in a forest like the mountains in springtime like a sleepy blue ocean you fill up my senses come fill me again come let me love you let me always be with you come let me love you come love me again hi, sweetie. [ beep ] man hows it going, buddy . Im bored. [ beep ] i think ill ride my bike. [ tv playing ] [ beep ] it may never be this easy to help your kids find balance, but you have more power than you know. The we can parents handbook and web site can help you maximize that power. Youll learn how to help kids choose healthier foods. And how to make it fun for them to get active. Who can help kids maintain a healthy weight . We can visit the we can web site for a free parents handbook, plus tips, tools, and resources. A message from the u. S. Department of health and human services. This report is brought to you by paramount pictures. [ siren wailing ] surveillance is showing heavy foot clan activity. [ gunshots, people scream ] theyre taking hostages. Lets rock and roll. Go whoo the wisecracking crime fighters are back in the actionpacked blockbuster teenage mutant Ninja Turtles, and theyre facing their biggest challenge yet. My sons, i have trained you your whole lives to protect the city above. But i fear you are not ready for its greatest threat. Were taking your armor to the next level. [ beeping ] [ explosion ] [ sword clanks ] shredder. The multibladed shredder is like a killer samurai on steroids. Sensei nooooo aaaaaah [ electricity zapping ] sensei. You must stop shredder. Together. You are stronger than he can ever be. Shellshocked but not defeated, the Four Brothers discover the wisdom of senseis words in this visually stunning adventure. There were specific characteristics for each turtle, and there was this quiet thoughtfulness that i wanted leonardo to have, and we actually took Russell Crowes eyes and Nelson Mandelas mouth and melded those into him just anything that subconsciously gave him leadership qualities. Raphael is the uh one with the anger issues. Hes angsty. Hes brooding. Hes big. Hes all the things he should be. Raph is definitely the bad boy of the group. Hes angry, hotheaded, quicktempered, man of action. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah and i think thats hugely fun to play and to bring to life. Raph, get to the fan room why are you always telling me what to do . ugh so, it was important for me that raph was an individual who thinks he can do everything himself. You know, hes that brother who thinks hed be better off alone, and his journey becomes about realizing that without his brothers, he would be a lonely little turtle. Aah thats harsh, man. Michelangelo, who was always my personal favorite hes the comedian. Hes that sort of laidback, cali style, even though he lives in the sewers of new york city. Check the bass, brah. [ whirring ] uhoh. My bad. Donatello reminded me of spock, so we took Leonard Nimoy and sort of used his features as a starting point a smart, introverted, logical thinker. And, of course, donatello has all his gadgets and his machines that hes built, and hes, you know, got almost these touchscreen interfaces that hes modeled for his three fingers. Just a great, fun new world to explore with him and all the things that are at donnys disposal in this new age, and its just cool to be able to play someone like that that is such an icon. Bam system disabled who wants italian . Im buying the four turtles distinctive personalities are definitely part of what makes them such enduringly popular heroes that. And a whole lot of humor. Do not say a word about this to anyone. If you do, we will find you. Yeaaaah well find you. Im sorry. That came across supercreepy, okay . We will find you, though. Ohh and you can find out loads more behindthescenes secrets on the teenage mutant Ninja Turtles bluray combo, coming out just in time for the holidays. So, theyre aliens . No. Thats stupid. Theyre turtles. Is there anything else we should know about them . Theyre ninjas. Ugh whoo for teen kids news, im scott. [ chuckles ] well see you next time on teen kids news. Thanks for watching. Have a great week. 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