Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Treatment
- Kenneth C. Copeland, MD,
- Dorothy Becker, MD,
- Michael Gottschalk, MD, PhD and
- Daniel Hale, MD
Abstract
IN BRIEF
Along with the epidemic of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States, additional risk factors for type 2 diabetes among these age groups are becoming increasingly apparent. This article discusses the case of a young adolescent with multiple risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Issues relevant to the diagnosis and classification of diabetes in many young patients are explored, along with the importance of initiating therapy that will allow rapid attainment of glycemic control.
Footnotes
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Kenneth C. Copeland, MD, is in the Department of Pediatrics at Oklahoma University College of Medicine in Oklahoma City. Dorothy Becker, MD, is at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. Michael Gottschalk, MD, PhD, is at Children's Hospital and Health Center at the University of California—San Diego Medical Center in San Diego. Daniel Hale, MD, is at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.
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Note of disclosure: The authors are members of a pediatric endocrinology advisory board and/or recipients of honoraria from Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, which manufactures products for the treatment of diabetes in the pediatric population.
- American Diabetes Association
