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Type 2 Diabetes in the Pediatric Patient

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Donna L. Jornsay identifies the red flags for children at risk for type 2 diabetes and what to do after the diagnosis and why. This video provides three takeaways in less than three minutes from her presentation at the 2015 MEDS conference, which

  1. Described the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes in children.
  2. Identified one strategy for decreasing obesity in children.
  3. Stated the number of hours of physical activity needed to prevent pre-diabetes from becoming type 2 diabetes in children.
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