Characteristics of 98 Children and Adolescents Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes by Their Health Care Provider at Initial Presentation
- Sandra L. Upchurch, PHD, RN, CDE1,
- Christine A. Brosnan, DRPH, RN1,
- Janet C. Meininger, PHD, RN, FAAN1,
- Doris E. Wright, PHD, RD2,
- Jill A. Campbell, MS, RD3,
- Siripoom V. McKay, MD4 and
- Barbara Schreiner, MN, RN, CDE, BCADM4
- 1School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
- 2Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Texas Woman’s University, Houston, Texas
- 3Department of Pediatrics Endocrinology and Metabolism, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
- 4Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Address correspondence to Sandra L. Upchurch, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Nursing, 1100 Holcombe #5.518, Houston, TX 77025. E-mail: sandra.l.upchurch{at}uth.tmc.edu.
Although the number of children and youth with type 2 diabetes is increasing, a clear case definition that describes children with type 2 diabetes at presentation remains elusive. Most initial diagnoses are decided on the clinical picture at presentation (1). Characteristics and risk factors have been outlined in several review and clinical articles (2–4). The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of youth presenting for an initial visit to the outpatient clinic of a large tertiary children’s care center and diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
For this retrospective study, data were abstracted from a consecutive …
