the complications of diabetes. and, the biggest risk of diabetes, is vascular disease. diabetics are more prone to stroke, heart attack, peripheral vascular disease, to disease of the blood vessels in the eyes, in the legs, it is very important to diagnose diabetes. now, the evidence is, that if you start at age 30, instead of 45, and then have a blood test every two or three years, the hit the diagnosis of diabetes, is much more frequent and you can start the treatment, sooner. so, i recommend all my patients, especially those who are vulnerable, by virtue of being overwhat it or a family history, that they start a screening at age 30, and, not wait until age 45. jamie: very important advice, thank you, doc.
proposal lackcally, but that is a prophylactically. jamie: mr. and more people are being diagnosed with diabetes. when should you be screened for it? doc, what is your advice? look, if you are vulnerable to diabetes, type two diabetes, so-called adult onset diabetes, because there is a family history, because you are overweight, which so many americans are, you should be screened for the presence of diabetes. the current recommendations are that this should be started at age 45. but, there is evidence that if you start it earlier, you are apt to get a diagnosis that you might otherwise have missed. the importance of that is, that the sooner diabetes is diagnosed, the sooner you can treat it. the sooner you can treat it, the less likely you are to develop
disease. we had a study i was preparing for 3 years old with coronary artery disease. type 2 diabetes. when i was in medical school, we refer to that as adult onset diabetes. it is now often seen in children because of being overweight. just that video of the fat inside the liver, i didn t realize livers get that? i know. it s remarkable, fat can permeate just about every organ in the body. a lot of places you wouldn t notice it. with the liver, leads to significant inflammation, stops your ability to clot. staten drugs we talk about a bit. approved by the measuamerican ay of pediatrics for children as young as 8 years old. incredible. it s unprecedented but we also know we re at this unique time in our history. the fact he s been able to lose 30 pounds, he seems highly motivated. we ll keep an eye on him. thanks. our kids in peril continues
refer to that as adult onset diabetes. it is now often seen in children because of being overweight. just that video of the fat inside the liver, i didn t realize livers get that? i know. it s remarkable, fat can permeate just about every organ in the body. a lot of places you wouldn t notice it. with the liver, leads to significant inflammation throughout the body, stops your ability to clot. staten drugs we talk about a bit. approved by the american academy of pediatrics for children as young as 8 years old. incredible. it s unprecedented but we also know we re at this unique time in our history. the fact he s been able to lose 30 pounds, he seems highly motivated. let s hope he makes it. we ll keep an eye on him. thanks. our kids in peril continues tomorrow with our celebrity chef and dad of three, jamie oliver, known for fighting obesity in england and now in the united states. a quick preview. one of the big things you did in england was encourage and pressure the
overweight or obese child, they simply look beyond it. not that they don t see it, ignore it. in part the culture and see their friends kids looking the same way and in part think it s baby fat that will disappear. it s also this idea of eating as a comfort. yes. in anxious teams people tend to eat more and we ve been through pretty anxious times. hearing of 6 and 7 year-olds going to the emergency room with chest pains and type 2 diabetes, how common is that? it s getting increasingly common. i don t want to overstate this. it is becoming increasingly common. you hear about people under the age of 10 having coronary artery disease. we found a study tonight when i was preparing for this story, a child 3 years old with corinona artery disease, type ii diabetes. when i was in medical school, we refer to that as adult onset diabetes.