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ey0019.12-2 | New data on the epidemiology of T2DM in children | ESPEYB19

12.2. Type 2 diabetes in prepubertal children

MJ Astudillo M, Tosur M, Castillo B, Rafaey A, Siller AF, Nieto J, Sisley S, McKay S, Nella AA, Balasubramanyam A, Bacha F, Redondo

Pediatric diabetes 2021;22(7):946-50. doi: 10.1111/pedi.13254Brief Summary: This retrospective study describes the characteristics of 35 prepubertal children diagnosed with T2DM during 2016–2019 in Houston, Texas. These children had severe obesity, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia.Comment: We were all appalled when the first incidence of T2DM in a 5-year-old girl was...