Severe Insulin Resistance in a Pediatric Patient: Key Areas to Address in Screening
March 2013
in “
Journal of pediatric nursing
”
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Studysummary This case report presents a 14-year-old girl with type A insulin resistance, illustrating diagnostic processes to differentiate it from type 2 diabetes in the context of pediatric obesity and hyperglycemia.
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