Type 2 diabetes mellitus in adolescents.

While diabetes mellitus types 1 and 2 used to be distinguished largely by age at onset, in the past decade there has been an increase in the number of children presenting with diabetes that can be controlled with oral medications. This has lead to these children being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus despite their young age. This chapter offers an overview of presenting features, pathophysiology, treatment and prognosis of this disorder in the adolescent patient.