Standardized management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children

Abstract:

With the rapid increase of obesity in children and adolescents，the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus（T2DM） in children has increased rapidly around the world. T2DM in children is different not only from type 1 diabetes mellitus（T1DM） but also from T2DM in adults，and has unique features，such as a more rapidly progressive deterioration of islet beta-cell function and accelerated development of chronic diabetes complications. Chronic complications could occur earlier than those in children with T1DM，and the patient’s mortality is higher than that of T1DM children. Therefore，strengthening the standardized management and treatment of children with T2DM is the key to the long-term high-quality survival of children with T2DM.