hrp0089p2-p061 | Diabetes & Insulin P2 | ESPE2018

The Prevalence of Double Diabetes in Children and Adolescents in Qatar

Soliman Ashraf , Alyafei Fawzia , Wasfy Reem , Aldarsy Nagwa

The incidence of both type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) has shown a rise in Qatar in parallel with a notable increase in the incidence of a new expression of the disease in children and adolescents, with the characteristics of a mixture of the two types of diabetes and referred to as ’double diabetes’ (DD). Insulin resistance and obesity, together with the presence of markers of pancreatic autoimmunity - namely, autoantibodies to islet cell antigens - typicall...