Understanding the Development and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Youth (Part 1)
Abstract
The prevalence of being at risk of overweight, overweight, pre-diabetes, and type 2 diabetes is increasing in the United States in youth. Primary care providers must understand how the emerging epidemic of type 2 diabetes developed during the past several decades to accurately diagnose it in young patients. Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention interventions are needed to address the emerging epidemic of type 2 diabetes in youth. Primary prevention involves delaying the development of type 2 diabetes by reducing the prevalence of overweight. Secondary prevention is aimed at preventing those with pre-diabetes from developing diabetes, and tertiary prevention is aimed at preventing the complications of type 2 diabetes.
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Supported in part by grants R21DK59248, R01NR004009, R01NR008244, and T32 NR008346 to Margaret Grey.
PII: S0891-5245(05)00300-7
doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2005.08.009
© 2006 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
