Understanding Type 2 Diabetes in Youth: Lessons from the TODAY Study

Dr. Neil H. White, M.D., C.D.E. did a talk on Monday January 28, 2013, entitled "Understanding Type 2 Diabetes in Youth: Lessons from the TODAY Study." If you'd like a copy of his power point presentation please click here: http://cdtr.wustl.edu/images/attachments/todayforcdtr012813.pdf.

Dr. White is a Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Pediatric Clinical Research Unit. His research interests have included active participation as a co-investigator and co-principal investigator of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) both at Washington University and the University of Michigan. He is currently the principal investigator at Washington University for the DCCT/EDIC study. Dr. White has had an ongoing interest in the methods of intensive therapy in Type 1 and the risk of hypoglycemia as part of the therapy. He oversees the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and the DPP Outcomes STUDY (DPPOS), multiple trials of psychosocial intervention in diabetic teenagers, the STOPP-T2D/TODAY study, related to treatment and prevention of Type 2 diabetes in youth TRIGR and is the Chairman of the Steering Committee and local PI for the Diabetes in Children Research Network (DirecNet).  In addition, Dr. White is the Associate Director of the Center for Diabetes Translation Research.

His talk coincided with a major news release entitled "Diabetic Kids' New Regimen: Push for Early Insulin Shots for Many Children Highlights Growing Cases of Type 2 Diabetes" found in the Wall Street Journal. For those interested in this article, please visit the following website: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323644904578267834224648420.html.

For a related article entitled "Psychosocial Resources and Barriers to Self-management in African American Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes," please visit the following website: http://bit.ly/XFDNnT.