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.