Cases of type 1 diabetes among children have risen from 1% to around 5% in the last couple of years doctors said on Sunday. According to doctors more than 3000 children are affected by type 1 diabetes compared with about 600 around 20 years ago. Doctors said that the prime reason behind the rise is the destruction of beta cells which produce insulin. Read: Tips to manage type 1 diabetes in children. Type 2 diabetes is occuring early because of increase in obesity in children westernisation of diet ingestion of high carbs and fat lack of fruits and vegetables and
