Managing Type 2 Diabetes: Diagnosis and initial management
Welcome to this elearning session on diagnosing and initial management of type 2 diabetes in children and young people.
This session provides an overview of the increase in cases, why it is important to recognise potential cases and how to explain a diagnosis to the child or young person and their family.
Introduction
Type 2 diabetes in children and young people remains a relatively rare condition. However, its' prevalence has continued to increase rapidly year on year.
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The condition was almost unheard of in paediatric practice 20 years ago.
Before we get started let's see if you can estimate the percentage of diabetes cases in paediatric services that were recognised as type 2 diabetes based on National Paediatric Diabetes Audit data in 2022?
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