Open AccessType 2 diabetes mellitus in an obese adolescent girl in Bauchi, northeast Nigeria
Author(s) -
Muhammad Faruk Bashir,
Idris Abiodun Adedeji,
Adamu Sa'idu Adamu,
Yusuf Abdu Misau,
Nurrudeen Tanimu Dariya,
Abbas Mohammed Abdulsalam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of african medical research/annals of african medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2612-5498
pISSN - 2611-6642
DOI - 10.4081/aamr.2019.73
Subject(s) - polyuria , polydipsia , medicine , girl , overweight , pediatrics , obesity , type 2 diabetes mellitus , diabetes mellitus , weight loss , disease , endocrinology , psychology , developmental psychology
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among children and adolescents is on the rise and this correlates well with increasing prevalence of obesity and overweight worldwide. T2DM was thought to be a disease of the adults, however this has since changed. High index of suspicion is required especially in obese children with family history of type T2DM. To the best of our literature search, till date, no case was reported from Northeast Nigeria. We hereby report a case of newly diagnosed type 2 DM in a 14-year old obese teenage girl, who presented with polyuria, polydipsia and weight loss. Her father is a T2DM patient. She had acanthosis and multiple ovarian cysts. She underwent acute phase of care with insulin before discharge and has remained euglycaemic and clinically state on oral hypoglycaemic agent.