Diabetes

Question 1

List four risk factors for the development of ADOLESCENT type 2 diabetes, other than obesity

Answer 1

Maternal history of gestational diabetes 
Rapid weight gain in childhood 
Family history of diabetes 
Ethnicity 
Low SES
Medications such as antipsychotic

Question 2

Which dermatological finding is present in most patients with adolescent type 2 diabetes ?

Answer 2

Acanthosis nigricans

Question 3

What are the two drugs approved for treatment of diabetes in adolescents ?

Answer 3

Insulin

Metformin

Question 4

What is the earliest and most common complication of type 2 diabetes in adolescents?

Answer 4

Renal disease

Question 5

In woman who had gestational diabetes, what test should be completed to detect prediabetes and diabetes and at what time interval?

Answer 5

75 g OGTT
six weeks to 6 months post-partum

Ref: CDA Guidelines