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	Podcast:		The Detail
	Episode:		How Kiwi kids are becoming the new face of 'adult' diabetes
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:24:05
	Publish Date:		2025-11-16 15:00:00
	Description:		Type 1 diabetes used to be called 'juvenile diabetes', and Type 2 affected adults. But that's no longer the case, and the number of kids with Type 2 in New Zealand is rising. *A specialist in treating childhood diabetes says that some children are born "almost what we call 'programmed'" to have the disease - but new medicine could help put them in remission* *Guests:* Dr Craig Jefferies - Paediatric Endocrinologist at Starship Guyon Espiner - RNZ In Depth *Learn More:* Read an article from Best Practice Journal on how primary care can help with the rise of type 2 Read more on the difference between type 1 and type 2 here Learn more about the rise in amputations associated with type 2 diabetes Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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