Be Familiar With Meds for Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes
September 2023
The incidence of type 2 diabetes in kids continues to increase.
Diabetes is highly genetic, but other factors (childhood obesity, sedentary lifestyle, psychosocial factors, etc) put kids at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is more aggressive in children than in adults...complications (kidney disease, etc) develop earlier. So expect meds to be started alongside lifestyle changes.
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