RT Book, Section A1 DeSalvo, Daniel A1 McKay, Siripoom A1 Redondo, Maria J. A2 Kline, Mark W. SR Print(0) ID 1182921713 T1 Diabetes Mellitus T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259588594 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182921713 RD 2024/10/04 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).