Comorbilidades del exceso ponderal en el adolescente

In the natural history of type 2 diabetes, pancreatic insulin secretion is progressively depleted and metabolic control worsens. Treatment of these patients usually starts with diet and exercise, with subsequent use of oral glucose-lowering drugs, finally ending with insulin therapy to achieve good metabolic control. When there is still endogenous insulin secretion, the combination of insulin and oral glucose-lowering drugs is usually preferred, using a once-daily long-acting insulin analog, premixed insulin, or NPH insulin. When the patient no longer has any endogenous insulin secretion, or when good metabolic control cannot be achieved with a once-daily regimen, treatment with several insulin doses is required. This treatment consists of a basal-bolus regimen or several doses of premixed insulin. The choice between the 2 types of treatment should be based on the patient’s individual characteristics.