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Diabetic kids respond well to Oklahoma City doctor's treatment

 
BY SUSAN SIMPSON | Published: October 7, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Early identification of children with type 2 diabetes can lead to aggressive treatment and even reversal of the disease for some patients, an Oklahoma City doctor said.

photo - Cheyenne Perryman, left, age 12 from Ada, her mother Chastity Perryman, center, and Dr. Kenneth Copeland, diabetes specialist and researcher, Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center, speaking about Cheyenne's participation in the Today Study on diabetes in adolescents and youths during a press conference at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center in Oklahoma City Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Photo by Paul B. Southerland, The Oklahoman
Cheyenne Perryman, left, age 12 from Ada, her mother Chastity Perryman, center, and Dr. Kenneth Copeland, diabetes specialist and researcher, Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center, speaking about Cheyenne's participation in the Today Study on diabetes in adolescents and youths during a press conference at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center in Oklahoma City Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Photo by Paul B. Southerland, The Oklahoman

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Diabetes Defined

Diabetes is a disease in which the body produces insufficient insulin. Insulin is the hormone responsible for the body’s ability to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy.

→Type 1 diabetes, or insulin-dependent diabetes, is the more severe form. It usually first appears in people younger than 35 and develops rapidly. It is also referred to as juvenile diabetes.

→Type 2 diabetes, or non-insulin dependent diabetes, is the most common form and has a more gradual onset. It used to be called adult-onset diabetes because until about 10 years ago, it seldom occurred in people younger than 40.

Pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Kenneth Copeland and colleagues at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center are studying the best treatments for the growing number of children with type 2 diabetes.

They are participating in a "landmark” National Institutes of Health project involving 700 children with diabetes, including 90 from Oklahoma, Copeland said Tuesday.

Until about a decade ago, type 2 diabetes was considered an adult disease rarely seen in children. But the incidence is growing, especially among minorities, as more American children become overweight and obese.

"We are experiencing a terrible epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes,” said Copeland, director of the pediatric program at OU’s Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center.

He said the study identified 150 Oklahoma children with diabetes, and 90 were enrolled in the study.

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Related Topics: Health and Fitness, Diabetes, Metabolic Disorders, Internal Medicine, Type 2 Diabetes



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