Kids with diabetes who also have asthma find it more difficult to keep their blood glucose (sugar) under control than children with diabetes who do not have asthma, researchers from Kaiser Permanente Southern California reported in the journal Pediatrics. The authors added that 10.9% of 1,994 individuals with diabetes under the age of 21 years also had asthma. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), about 9% of American children and young adults with diabetes also have asthma. Senior author and team leader, Mary Helen Black Ph.D. informed that 16...

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