Policy Endorsement

Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents

The American Academy of Pediatrics endorses and accepts as its policy the consensus statement Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents. (American Diabetes Association)

The Report is available from the American Diabetes Association Web site at:
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/reprint/23/3/381.pdf

This report is still in effect as of January 2007.

The recommendations in this statement do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate.

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