title: [From obesity to type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents].
abstract: Obesity has a prevalence of 15-16% among subjects aged 6-17 yr. in United States as well as in Europe. Another 10 to 15% of children and adolescents appear to be at risk of obesity. The presence of type 2 diabetes among adolescents in our country represents a challenge from both a screening and a therapeutic point of view. In addition to obesity, a positive familial history, puberty, ethnic susceptibility as well as conditions known to exhibit insulin resistance (acanthosis nigricans, dislipidemia, polycystic ovary syndrome) represent majors risk factors. Detecting subjects at risk among a large number of obese children appear to be a critical step. Therapy of type 2 diabetes requires as important means as those set for type I diabetes, taking into account the fact that both types of diabetes share the same vascular complications.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'endocrinologie-diabétologie, Département de pédiatrie, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. gerald.theintz@enf.hospvd.ch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Theintz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis*