Diabetes is a serious health threat and one of the main diseases of aluence – along with heart disease, obesity, gout and some cancers. They are all on the rise. We’re talking type 2 diabetes, which usually develops later in life – but now, due to unhealthy lifestyles, teenagers are increasingly at risk. Once you have type 2 diabetes, your risk of heart and kidney disease, nerve and eyesight damage all increase while your quality of life decreases.