title: Type 2 diabetes mellitus in minority children and adolescents. An emerging problem.
abstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a disease of adults and has been considered rare in the pediatric population. Over the last decade, however, there has been a disturbing trend of increasing cases of type 2 diabetes in children, particularly adolescents, and with a greater proportion of minority children being affected. This article reviews the clinical characteristics of youth with type 2 diabetes, presents the risk factors associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, discusses treatment options, and projects future directions in research. The ultimate goal is to raise awareness of this challenging entity among healthcare professionals.
authors.affiliation: Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dabelea
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Pettitt
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Arslanian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008913:Minority Groups