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ea0066p22 | Diabetes 1 | BSPED2019

Group outpatient clinics for children and young people with type 2 diabetes: a service evaluation

Tapping Catherine

Introduction: Youth-onset type 2 diabetes is an emerging public health crisis with a more aggressive phenotype than both adult-onset type 2 and child-onset type 1 diabetes. Family-focused, lifestyle intervention provided by a multidisciplinary team is central to effective management. Group clinics were introduced for all paediatric patients with type 2 diabetes. A service evaluation assessed the clinical impact and effectiveness of this innovative approach.<p class="abstex...