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YEAR IN DIABETES AND OBESITY
Volume 1353, Issue -, Pages 113-137Publisher
BLACKWELL SCIENCE PUBL
DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12939
Keywords
insulin sensitivity; insulin secretion; treatment; pathophysiology; obesity; adolescent
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The incidence of youth type 2 diabetes (T2D), linked with obesity and declining physical activity in high-risk populations, is increasing. Recent multicenter studies have led to a number of advances in our understanding of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and complications of this disease. As in adult T2D, youth T2D is associated with insulin resistance, together with progressive deterioration in beta cell function and relative insulin deficiency in the absence of diabetes-related immune markers. In contrast to adult T2D, the decline in beta cell function in youth T2D is three-to fourfold faster, and therapeutic failure rates are significantly higher in youth than in adults. Whether the more aggressive nature of youth T2D is driven by genetic heterogeneity or physiology/metabolic maladaptation is yet unknown. Besides metformin, the lack of approved pharmacotherapeutic agents for youth T2D that target the pathophysiological mechanisms is a major barrier to optimal diabetes management. There is a significant need for effective therapeutic options, in addition to increased prevention, to halt the projected fourfold increase in youth T2D by 2050 and the consequences of heightened diabetes-related morbidity and mortality at younger ages.
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