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Published: March 16, 2008
Fighting diabetes together
By Jeff Raymond
O KLAHOMA children are writing the book on diabetes treatment.

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center has enrolled more children in the TODAY (Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth) study than any of the nation's 12 other sites, including those in cities such as Los Angeles , New York and Houston.

Dr. Kenneth Copeland first saw the increase in children with type 2 diabet...

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