DISCOVERY of Risk Factors For Type 2 Diabetes In Youth (H-55870)

The DISCOVERY Study is a national effort to learn about the causes of type 2 diabetes in children. It is a multi-center study at 15 hospitals and universities across the United States. The study is for children 9-14 years old, along with their parent/guardian, who may be at higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes because they have been diagnosed with overweight or obesity.

Type 2 diabetes used to be known as “adult-onset” diabetes and was thought to mostly affect people later in life. Now, more children are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Rates of type 2 diabetes among children and adolescents are increasing rapidly over time. Currently, we do not understand why rates of type 2 diabetes is increasing in children. The DISCOVERY Study seeks to understand what factors cause some children to develop type 2 diabetes while others don’t. With your help, we can gain the knowledge to develop better ways to help us prevent type 2 diabetes in more children!