PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Copeland, Kenneth C. AU - Becker, Dorothy AU - Gottschalk, Michael AU - Hale, Daniel TI - Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Treatment AID - 10.2337/diaclin.23.4.181 DP - 2005 Oct 01 TA - Clinical Diabetes PG - 181--185 VI - 23 IP - 4 4099 - http://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/23/4/181.short 4100 - http://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/23/4/181.full AB - IN BRIEFAlong 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.