A total of 1746 children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes were treated within the first year after diagnosis, including 958 (55%) who were treated with oral glucose-lowering drugs, 25 (1%) who were treated with injectable glucose-lowering drugs, 969 (55%) who were treated with either oral or injectable glucose-lowering drugs or both, 512 (29%) who were treated with insulin, and 223 (13%) who were treated simultaneously with glucose-lowering drugs (oral or injectable) and insulin. Here, INS is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.