Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus among First Nations children. New entity among First Nations people of north western Ontario.

Objective: To describe the emergence of a new clinical form of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) among First Nations children.

Design: Case series developed through retrospective review of a computerized diabetes registry and of records from a hospital and clinic.

Setting: Sioux Lookout Zone Hospital, a secondary care referral hospital for 28 remote First Nations communities in northwestern Ontario, affiliated with the University of Toronto's Sioux Lookout Program.