Nancy Chang

Nurse Practitioner

Nancy Chang is the lead clinical research nurse and coordinator for the TODAY2 study (Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth). Nancy’s research focuses on understanding the barriers to self-management adherence in the treatment of adolescents and young adults with type 2 diabetes. She is the principal investigator on a study to understand and overcome these barriers as well as a study focused on utilizing insulin pump therapy to improve control in type 2 diabetes. Nancy received her Masters of Science in Nursing with a specialty as a Family Nurse Practitioner and is a PhD candidate at the UCLA School of Nursing. She is the recipient of a fellowship award from the Ruth L. Kirschestein National Research Service Award (NRSA) from the National Institute of Nursing Research.

Articles

Why type 2 diabetes in children is much more serious than in adults

In the past 20 years, more and more children and adolescents have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Many people don’t realize that kids as young as 10 can develop the disease, and even fewer know that when it is diagnosed at such an early age, it tends to be much more serious.