The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 158, Issue 1 , Pages 106-111 , January 2011

Glycemic Control in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes Declines as Early as Two Years after Diagnosis

Presented in part in the at the 2008 Eastern Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the 2008 Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Received 24 November 2009 ,Revised 17 June 2010 ,Accepted 9 July 2010.

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 Supported by the National Center for Research Resources (grant UL1-RR-024134). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Center for Research Resources or the National Institutes of Health. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 158, Issue 1 , Pages 106-111 , January 2011