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    Early onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents: diagnosis, treatment, prevention

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    Cukrzyca typu 2 do niedawna powszechna by艂a w艣r贸d os贸b doros艂ych, jednak obecnie coraz cz臋艣ciej dotyka dzieci i m艂odzie偶. Stale wzrastaj膮ca liczba nowych rozpozna艅 w tej grupie wiekowej jest bardzo niepokoj膮ca. Dlatego te偶 nale偶y podj膮膰 dzia艂ania prewencyjne obejmuj膮ce mi臋dzy innymi zapobieganie nadwadze i oty艂o艣ci, wczesn膮 diagnostyk臋 zaburze艅 gospodarki w臋glowodanowej, efektywne monitorowanie przebiegu choroby, zapobieganie wyst臋powaniu powik艂a艅 cukrzycy oraz konsekwentn膮 i rzeteln膮 edukacj臋 pacjent贸w i ich rodzin wraz ze wsparciem psychologicznym w walce z t膮 trudn膮 chorob膮. (Diabet. Prakt. 2008; 9: 36-38)Traditionally, type 2 diabetes mellitus was considered a disease of adulthood. Recently, although still rare in childhood, it constitutes an increasing problem. The rapid increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes in the young adult population is a current and emerging public health problem, for which there is a great potential to improve primary and secondary prevention: overweight and obesity prevention, early diagnosis of impaired carbohydrate metabolism, effective monitoring, intensive control to prevent diabetic complications. Treatment should also involves patients and theirs family proper education, dietary and exercise counseling. (Diabet. Prakt. 2008; 9: 36-38
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