The us of drugs to treat children with Type II diabetes – once known simply as adult-onset diabetes because it occurred in old age – is surging as obesity rates rise. More disturbingly, many of these children are also taking pharmaceuticals for other related chronic problems typically seen in older adults, such as high-blood pressure, cholesterol, respiratory and pain medications.
Judges’ Comments: This report gets high marks for answering an original question and mining the data to find an answer. Again, it’s proof that you don’t need a patient anecdote to deliver
a compelling read. The facts it uncovers are an important piece of a medical trend with far-reaching consequences.