- Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus between the ages of 12- 23 years, who have had T2DM for at least 6 month duration, and who have had a HbA1c > 8% in the preceding 3 months prior to enrollment into the study. As a diabetes is a chronic disease the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics; 2002) definition of a "Pediatric patient "is from birth until 21 years old. There are patients in the Diabetes program that we sometimes follow for 2-3 years beyond this age of 21 years and therefore would like to offer this study until the age of 23 years. This will give opportunity to our patients to be recruited if they would choose to participate in the study.