Young people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to have hypertension and signs of kidney damage than their counterpart who have type 1 diabetes, even though type 2 diabetic have had the disease for a much shorter time.

The findings underscore the importance of screening children for complications when they are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. They also suggest that it may make sense to look for these complications in children who are simply at risk of the disease, "because early therapy may reverse complications," Dr. Maria Craig of The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, and her colleagues in Australia report.



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