Archive for the ‘Diabetes’ Category

Diabetes is not contagious. People cannot 'catch' it from each other. However, certain factors can increase the risk of developing diabetes. Type 1 diabetes occurs equally among males and females but is more common in whites than in non-whites. Data from the World Health Organization?s Multinational Project for Childhood Diabetes indicate that type 1 diabetes is rare in most African, American Indian, and Asian populations. However, some northern European countries, including Finland and Sweden, have high ... Read More