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Increasing Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents

Increasing Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents The emerging public health problem of type 2 diabetes in youth reflects increasing rates of childhood obesity. As in adults, type 2 diabetes in children is part of the insulin resistance syndrome that includes hypertension, dyslipidemia and other atherosclerosis risk factors, and hyperandrogenism seen as premature adrenarche and polycystic ovary syndrome. Studies in children document risk factors for type 2 diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors, including obesity, family history, diabetic gestation, and underweight or overweight for gestational age. Genetically determined insulin resistance, or limited β-cell reserve, has been demonstrated in high risk individuals. This genetic background, considered advantageous in a feast and famine existence (the thrifty genotype), is rendered detrimental with abundant food and physical inactivity, a lifestyle demonstrated to be typical of families of children with type 2 diabetes. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pediatric Drugs Springer Journals

Increasing Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Drugs , Volume 4 (4) – Aug 31, 2012

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2002 by Adis International Limited
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Pediatrics; Pharmacotherapy; Internal Medicine
ISSN
1174-5878
eISSN
1179-2019
DOI
10.2165/00128072-200204040-00001
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11960510
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Abstract

The emerging public health problem of type 2 diabetes in youth reflects increasing rates of childhood obesity. As in adults, type 2 diabetes in children is part of the insulin resistance syndrome that includes hypertension, dyslipidemia and other atherosclerosis risk factors, and hyperandrogenism seen as premature adrenarche and polycystic ovary syndrome. Studies in children document risk factors for type 2 diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors, including obesity, family history, diabetic gestation, and underweight or overweight for gestational age. Genetically determined insulin resistance, or limited β-cell reserve, has been demonstrated in high risk individuals. This genetic background, considered advantageous in a feast and famine existence (the thrifty genotype), is rendered detrimental with abundant food and physical inactivity, a lifestyle demonstrated to be typical of families of children with type 2 diabetes.

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Pediatric DrugsSpringer Journals

Published: Aug 31, 2012

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