ABSTRACT
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is strongly associated with increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Recently numerous reports have been published describing the alarming rise in the prevalence of T2DM in children and adolescents in both developed and developing countries (1,2). The increase in prevalence of T2DM parallels the increase in the prevalence of obesity (3) in this age group, and they are appropriately called the ‘‘twin epidemics.’’
