Open AccessPathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
Author(s) -
Badhma Valaiyapathi,
Barbara A. Gower,
Ambika P. Ashraf
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current diabetes reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1875-6417
pISSN - 1573-3998
DOI - 10.2174/1573399814666180608074510
Subject(s) - medicine , type 2 diabetes , insulin resistance , hyperglucagonemia , lipotoxicity , childhood obesity , pathophysiology , obesity , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , disease , genetic predisposition , bioinformatics , insulin , overweight , glucagon , biology
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (DM) in children is disturbingly increasing in parallel with the increasing childhood obesity. Better knowledge regarding the pathophysiology of type 2 DM in children is paramount to devise an effective management plan.