The challenge of type 2 diabetes in children

AG Unnikrishnan highlights the problem of underdiagnosis of type 2 diabetes in children, and explains who to prioritize for screening (2:14).

Phil Zeitler discusses the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes in children, and why it is so resistant to conventional management (2:58). 

Julian Hamilton-Shield explains why weight loss is the key to type 2 diabetes management in children (2:04).

The highest risk for type 2 diabetes occurs in people who progress from a low body size in childhood to a high body size in adulthood, shows an analysis of data from the UK Biobank.

The first phase 3 trial of an SGLT2 inhibitor in children and young people with type 2 diabetes shows that dapagliflozin significantly improves their glucose control – as long as they remember to take it.

Young people with type 1 diabetes are at increased risk for hospitalization for acute complications at the time of transition from pediatric to adult care, say researchers.