2021
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Comorbidities in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes in the Pediatric Diabetes Consortium (PDC).
Bacha F, Cheng P, Gal RL, Beaulieu LC, Kollman C, Adolph A, Shoemaker AH, Wolf R, Klingensmith GJ, Tamborlane WV. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Comorbidities in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes in the Pediatric Diabetes Consortium (PDC). Diabetes Care 2021, 44: 2245-2251. PMID: 34475033, DOI: 10.2337/dc21-0143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseType 2 diabetesNon-Hispanic blacksPediatric Diabetes ConsortiumFatty liver diseaseWorse metabolic controlRacial-ethnic disparitiesNon-Hispanic white youthManagement of youthSubsequent comorbiditiesDiabetic ketoacidosisInitial presentationLiver diseaseMean ageRegistry participantsMedical recordsC-peptideClinical dataDiabetesMetabolic controlHealth outcomesRacial-ethnic differencesEthnic disparitiesComorbiditiesRacial-ethnic groups
2017
Initial Presentation of Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents Predicts Durability of Successful Treatment with Metformin Monotherapy: Insights from the Pediatric Diabetes Consortium T2D Registry
Bacha F, Cheng P, Gal RL, Kollman C, Tamborlane WV, Klingensmith GJ, Manseau K, Wood J, Beck RW. Initial Presentation of Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents Predicts Durability of Successful Treatment with Metformin Monotherapy: Insights from the Pediatric Diabetes Consortium T2D Registry. Hormone Research In Paediatrics 2017, 89: 47-55. PMID: 29131017, DOI: 10.1159/000481687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetformin monotherapyType 2 diabetesLower HbA1cGroup 2Shorter diabetes durationYear of diagnosisAdequate controlDiabetes durationT2D durationGlycemic controlInitial presentationMultivariable analysisBMI percentileSuccessful treatmentBACKGROUND/Early diagnosisMonotherapyTherapy highlightGroup 1HbA1cMetabolic controlMetforminDiagnosisGreater likelihoodRapid deterioration