Type 2 diabetes in children on the rise

16 years ago there had never been a single case of a child being diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes in the UK. Now there are more than 500 cases of children who have been diagnosed with Type 2 in the UK - and the number is rising alarmingly fast.

BBC Panorama met 18-year-old Sarah, who was diagnosed when she was 10, and 15-year-old Ameer, diagnosed at 13, to find out about their lives with diabetes.

BBC Panorama - Diabetes: The Hidden Killer is broadcast on BBC One on Monday 3 October at 8.30 BST. Catch up later on iPlayer

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