DOI: 10.2337/dc06-0487 © 2006 by the American Diabetes Association
Treatment of Hyperglycemia in a 7-Year-Old Child Diagnosed With Neonatal Diabetes
1 Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California Address correspondence to Eba Hathout, MD, FAAP, Professor and Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University, 11175 Campus St., Coleman Pavilion, Room A1120R, Loma Linda, CA 92354. E-mail: ehathout@ahs.llumc.edu
Permanent neonatal diabetes is persistent, insulin-requiring hyperglycemia occurring before 1 month of life. Recent studies have identified activating mutations in KCNJ11 encoding the Kir6.2 subunit of the ATP-sensitive K+ channel as a common cause of neonatal diabetes (1,2,3,4,5). These patients can be successfully managed with oral sulfonylureas rather than insulin
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