Assessment pf physical fitness of 8 and 9-year-old children from Szczecin,Poland, involved in the obesity prevention program - pilot study.

Introduction: Increasing incidence of excess weight and poor physical fitness of children validates the need for preventive actions. The Szczecin municipality (gmina Szczecin) runs the "Odważna ósemka" ("The Brave Eight") program - Prevention of excess weight and obesity in 8 and 9-year-old children attending elementary school in Szczecin, Poland.

Aim: The assessment of physical fitness as well as the prevalence and intensity of excess body weight and blood pressure rates among the 8 and 9-year-old children attending elementary school in Szczecin, Poland.

[Clinical similarity and diagnostic difficulties in differentiation of diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2 in adolescence - case report].

Unlabelled: The authors would like to present the difficulties in differentiation of diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2 in adolescence on the basis of two 17 years-old patients. In both patients' cases the following symptoms: polydipsia, polyuria and weight loss with hyperglycemia and glycosuria have been observed for a few months. During laboratory studies some additional abnormalities were observed: elevated HbA1c, dyslipidemia and high level of liver enzymes.