Diabetes Dateline
Spring/Summer 2008

Other Diabetes in Youth Studies

The NIDDK is funding several other studies related to diabetes in youth:

• HEALTHY study: to determine whether changes in school food services and physical education classes, coupled with activities that encourage healthy behavior, lower risk factors for type 2 diabetes among middle school students.

• Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) study: to examine the effectiveness of three treatment options in children and teenagers aged 10 to 17 who had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes within 2 years of enrollment in the study. The treatment options include the use of metformin alone, metformin and rosiglitazone in a fixed dose combination, and metformin plus intensive lifestyle change aimed at losing weight and increasing physical activity.

• Type 2 Diabetes Study for Young People: to determine whether short-term beta cell rest induced by intensive insulin therapy and diazoxide result in prolonged improvement in beta cell function in teenagers and young adults with type 2 diabetes compared with patients who receive conventional treatment—see related story on diabetes.

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NIH Publication No. 08–4562
August 2008