NewsChannel 13: Capital Region Diabetes & Endocrine Care

It is a story that is familiar to anyone who follows the news – the number of American children who are overweight or obese is skyrocketing. Even more frightening is that Type 2 diabetes – historically found in adults – is increasingly being discovered in young adults and adolescents.

 Christina Sanders, DO, FACOS, of St. Peter’s Health Partners, will hold a free educational seminar, titled “Weight Loss Surgery: Take the First Step.”

The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 43,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with pancreas cancer this year.