February Week 2: Diabetes Mellitus
Articles:
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Pediatrics. Cooke and Plotnick. Peds in Review. 2008
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents. J. Darrell Nesmith. Peds in Review. 2001.
Questions:
Discuss the pathophysiology of DM, type 1 and 2.
Discuss the two common clinical presentations of Type 1 DM.
Discuss the clinical presentation of Type 2 DM.
Discuss what laboratory tests you would like to send for Type 1 DM and Type 2 DM.
Discuss the long term, chronic complications of untreated DM.
Discuss what defines hypoglycemia and how it is treated.
Discuss the treatment options available for Types 1 and 2 DM.
Questions by Dr. Bavishi