Nutrition therapy for overweight children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes.
The increased number of children and adolescents diagnosed with type 2 diabetes presents new challenges to pediatricians, nurses, and dietitians. Treatment with medications and lifestyle changes is similar to that for adults with type 2 diabetes, but must be developmentally appropriate for children and adolescents. Registered dieticians must apply knowledge from treatment for overweight children and adolescents without diabetes with treatment for adults with type 2 diabetes to provide effective nutrition therapy for this population.
Loghmani
Emily S
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Department of Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University Medical Center, 575 North West Drive, Room 070, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. eloghman@iupui.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D006801:Humans; D050177:Overweight; D010353:Patient Education as Topic