Journal article
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a 7 Year Old Girl
Abstract
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease due to insulin resistance resulting in hyperglycemia. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing worldwide in the pediatric population. In the pediatric population, type 2 diabetes typically develops around adolescence; however, patients with a younger age of onset are now being reported. Earlier onset of type 2 diabetes is associated with a more aggressive course of disease and earlier comorbidities, …
Authors
Haris B; Stafrace S; Hussain K
Journal
International Medical Case Reports Journal, Vol. 15, No. 0, pp. 245–250
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
May 12, 2022
DOI
10.2147/imcrj.s364424
ISSN
1179-142X