Type 2 diabetes in children

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Key articles

American Diabetes Association. Standards of care in diabetes - 2024. Diabetes Care. 2024 Jan;47(Supplement_1):S1-321.Full text

Shah AS, Zeitler PS, Wong J, et al. ISPAD clinical practice consensus guidelines 2022: type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. Pediatr Diabetes. 2022 Nov;23(7):872-902. Abstract

Glaser N, Fritsch M, Priyambada L, et al. ISPAD clinical practice consensus guidelines 2022: diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state. Pediatr Diabetes. 2022 Nov;23(7):835-56. Abstract

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