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Diabetes in overweight pediatric patients.
Clinical cornerstone - 1 Jan 2005
Tamborlane William V
Abstract excerpt
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a growing problem among youth. Although type 1 (insulin-dependent) DM is a disease typically diagnosed during childhood or adolescence, estimates indicate that < or = 45% of new diabetes cases in children are type 2. Children with new-onset type 2 DM are often overweight, aged 10 years or older, have a family history of the disease, and are members of a racial/ethnic minority group. DM...
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