TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Diabetes Mellitus A1 - DeSalvo, Daniel A1 - McKay, Siripoom A1 - Redondo, Maria J. A2 - Kline, Mark W. PY - 2018 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - Diabetes mellitus is a condition characterized by hyperglycemia as a result of abnormalities in the secretion and/or action of insulin. It usually is a chronic and progressive disease that has profound effects on numerous aspects of metabolism, beyond those related to glucose homeostasis. The increasing incidence of pediatric diabetes and the severe consequences of missed diagnosis or suboptimal treatment underlie its interest for all pediatricians. Changes in the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of the different types of diabetes in the United States, in part due to shifts in demographics and lifestyle, have spurred a revision of some of the previous concepts. This chapter will review the diagnosis and classification of diabetes and describe in more detail the 2 most common types of pediatric diabetes: type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182921713 ER -