Pediatric Pearl
When It Comes to Screening Children for Type 2 Diabetes, Use Best Clinical Judgement
10/28/2023
Your patient is a 12-year-old girl who is overweight. Obesity runs in her family’s history and her father has type 2 diabetes. Her parents believe she should be screened for diabetes.
How would you advise this patient?
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