title: Research updates on type 2 diabetes children.
abstract: Major research trials have provided insight into the scope of type 2 diabetes in youth. The National Diabetes Education Program offers resources to help school nurses support children with or at risk for type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Linder
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Imperatore
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008913:Minority Groups; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D012573:School Nursing; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents