title: [Diabetes type 2 in pediatrics: diagnosis and management].
abstract: Our way of life has led to a massive increase in the prevalence of obesity in adults and children. Therefore diabetes type 2 has also become a pediatric disease. Therapy consists above all of implementing modifications of life style such as a healthy diet and regular physical activity in order to achieve a decrease in body weight. If these measurements prove to be insufficient, medical treatments are introduced, either using metformine or insulin. The screening and treatment of complications (retinopathy, nephropathy) and comorbidities (arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia) will help to decrease mortality on the long haul.
authors.affiliation: Service d'endocrinologie et diabète pédiatrique, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, 3175 Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, H3T I C5, Canada. celinegirardin@gmail.com
authors.forename: Céline M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Girardin
authors.forename: Valérie M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Schwitzgebel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006456:Hemoglobinuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D008019:Life Style; D008687:Metformin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D008687:Metformin