The everyday habits driving a childhood diabetes boom
The modern childhood routine is engineered for convenience, and unintentionally, for insulin resistance
A decade ago, Type 2 diabetes in children was a rarity — an unsettling outlier that doctors mentioned with caution. Today is a very different reality. In homes across cities, towns, and even villages, children follow a daily routine that looks deceptively harmless: skipping breakfast, grabbing packaged snacks between classes, sipping sugary drinks while scrolling on screens, and staying up late munching on whatever is convenient.
