Type 1, type 2 diabetes can overlap in children.(Metabolic Disorders)

From: Family Practice News | Date: October 15, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

For most pediatric patients with high blood sugar, the distinction between type 1 and type 2 diabetes is straightforward. However, there can be an overlap and patients who fit criteria for both conditions, making diagnosis and management more challenging.

Michelle Ditto is a California teenager and avid dancer diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 4 years ago, at age 11. "It was kind of scary," she said. "Type 2 kinda runs in my family," Michelle said in an interview. Her grandmother and an uncle not related by blood have type 2 diabetes, "so I knew what it was."

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