This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. This is hyperglycemia due to insulin resistance with relative insulin deficiency and decreased insulin sensitivity. T2DM, unlike T1DM, is not primarily due to autoimmune destruction of pancreatic insulin-producing cells. It was created by Janine Gallego (Medical Student, University of Alberta) with the help of Dr. Mary Jetha (Pediatric Endocrinologist, Stollery Children’s Hospital).

Click on the image below for the full-screen PDF handout.

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References

1. Diabetes Canada | Clinical Practice Guidelines - Chapter 35: Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents 

2. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/epidemiology-presentation-and-diagnosis-of-type-2-diabetes-mellitus-in-children-and-adolescents

3. https://www-dynamed-com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/condition/type-2-diabetes-mellitus-in-children-and-adolescents

4. Government of Canada | Drug and Health Product Portal – Mounjaro. https://dhpp.hpfb-dgpsa.ca/dhpp/resource/102975   

5. Image sourced from DermNet. Acanthosis nigricans: https://dermnetnz.org/imagedetail/1291-acanthosis-nigricans

There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.