[A twelve-year old girl with diabetes mellitus type 2].
A 12-year-old very obese girl was referred for hyperglycaemia. She had no complaints apart from a recent vaginal candidiasis. Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes) was diagnosed. She was started on a hypocaloric diet and on an oral hypoglycaemic agent (metformin 500 mg/day). This case illustrates the importance of awareness of the existence of type 2 diabetes in childhood and adolescence.
Roeleveld-Versteegh
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Afd. Endocrinologie, Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis, Utrecht.
Jansen
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De Vroede
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D000052:Acanthosis Nigricans / Q000209:etiology; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008687:Metformin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009765:Obesity
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008687:Metformin
En 12-jarig meisje met diabetes mellitus type 2.