In our society today, the number of people diagnosed with diabetes is increasing. Diabetes is caused by many factors such as genetics, inactivity and obesity. As obesity increases in our country, diabetes also increases, especially in young children. With the fattening and unhealthy foods provided by fast food chains and grocery stores, children are the ones diabetes affects the most, making them more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes. According to Kim and Lee (2008), childhood obesity rates have tripled over the past three decades. Childhood obesity is becoming a problem for many young people in our society, as more and more overweight and inactive young people increase their chances of being diagnosed with diabetes. The community needs to become active on this topic by offering more activities open to young people in the areas. This would include workshops and youth sports programs available in the community. The North Carolina School Diabetes Act will hopefully educate children so that they learn to make good quality health decisions when they are younger and to give them a better chance of not being diagnosed with diabetes. Point blank, diabetes is a serious disease and causes major effects on people's daily lives. In a society where food comes in such abundance, people eat too much. Compared to the beginning of the 21st century, when only about 5% of the population had diabetes (Nazarko, 2009), today that number is increasing and continues to do so. This is starting to affect children's health as they are diagnosed with diabetes at a young age. When a child has diabetes the situation becomes very serious as the children are so young to deal with… half of paper… sister in public health. Obesity Reviews, 54-85. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.Nazarko, L. (2009). Causes and consequences of diabetes. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 3(11), 534-538. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.YoonMyung, K., & SoJung, L. (2009). Physical activity and abdominal obesity in youth. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 34(4), 571-581. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.Sigmund, E., Turonová, K., Sigmundová, D., & Přidalová, M. (2008). THE EFFECT OF PARENTS' PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND INACTIVITY ON THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SITTING OF THEIR CHILDREN. / VLIV POHYBOVÉ AKTIVITY A INAKTIVITY RODIČŮ NA POHYBOVOU AKTIVITU A SEZENÍ JEJICH DĚTÍ. Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis. Gymnastics, 38(4), 17-24. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Diabetes assistance at school and nursery schools. (2011). Retrieved from http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/29/suppl_1/s49.full