Title: Paediatric Type 2 Diabetes Still Rare in an Irish Tertiary Referral Unit
Authors: Kernan, R; Carroll, A; Mc Grath, N; Mc Donnell, CM; Murphy, NP
Abstract: While Type 2 Diabetes in childhood has become increasingly prevalent throughout the world, in our service we found that only 2% (7/320) of children and adolescents with diabetes aged < 16 years had type 2 diabetes. All type 2 subjects were overweight or obese and six of seven were non-Caucasian. Mean age at presentation was 12.8 years. Six patients (85%) had complications, most commonly hypertension. Although Type 2 Diabetes in children remains relatively rare in our cohort, identification of these children is important as management differs from Type 1 Diabetes.
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