Gloria Shir-Wey Pang, Thomas Wai-Hung Chung, Heather Hiu-Ting Choy, Ching-Yin Lee, Joanna Yuet-Ling Tung, Antony Chun-Cheung Fu, Jennifer Wing-Yan Tsang, Ho-Chung Yau, Kiran M Belaramani, Lap-Ming Wong, Betty Wai-Man But, Jasmine Chi-Kwan Chow, Shirley Man-Yee Wong, Patrick Chi-Hung Cheung, Priscilla Wai-Chee Lo, Kwok-Leung Ng, Sarah Wing-Yiu Poon, Kwong Tat Chan, Angela Mo-Kit Chan, Sammy Wai-Chun Wong, Ming-Kut Tay, Ying-Ki Chung, Yuen-Yu Lam, Elaine Yin-Wah Kwan
OBJECTIVES: Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are growing health concerns. Since 2005, Student Health Service (SHS) and Hong Kong Paediatric Society formulated a protocol on urine glucose screening (UGS) for early diagnosis of T2DM in students with obesity in Hong Kong. This study reviews students with T2DM captured by this screening program and compare the data with the Hong Kong Children Diabetes Registry (HKCDR) database, to see if the UGS program facilitates early diagnosis of T2DM...
January 29, 2024: Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism: JPEM