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Stephanie T Chung1,2, Faith Davis1, Tejal Patel2
1Section on Pediatric Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Abstract:
The prevalence of youth-onset type 2 diabetes is growing worldwide and current first-line treatment with metformin and intensive behavior and lifestyle changes are suboptimal in over 50% of youth within 2 years of diagnosis. This perspective article is a call to action for reevaluation of existing strategies and critical appraisal of metformin as first-line therapy in youth-onset type 2 diabetes. Increased attention should be given to novel therapeutics approved in youth, including glucagon-like 1 receptor agonists, sodium glucose cotransporter-2, and sociocultural interventions that will promote diabetes self-management.
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