The United States has a severe shortage of pediatric endocrinologists, making access to these specialists difficult or, in some cases, impossible.12 Vast geo- graphic areas lack a pediatric endo- crinologist: in 2011, 3 states had no pediatric endocrinologists, and 22 had fewer than 10, and the situation is un- likely to improve in the near future.13 In 2004, the National Association of Child- ren’s Hospitals and Related Institutions performed a workforce survey and found that patients had to wait almost 9 weeks for an appointment to see an endocrinologist.14 Because the number of patients with T1DM and T2DM has increased since then, this situation is presumably worse today. Regardless of their age, most patients in the United States who have T2DM are cared for by primary care providers (PCPs).15