Pediatric Endocrinology News

Fast-acting insulin aspart delivered through a hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system provided similar glycemic outcomes as standard insulin aspart for young children with type 1 diabetes, according to study data.

Women with gestational diabetes or gestational thyroid disease are more likely to give birth to a child with congenital hypothyroidism than women without either condition, according to study data.

Treatment with the melanocortin-4 receptor agonist setmelanotide reduced hyperphagia and led to improvements in emotional well-being among children and adults with Bardet-Biedl syndrome, according to study findings.

People with a genetic risk factor for childhood obesity have increased likelihood of developing most subtypes of type 2 diabetes as adults, according to findings from a Mendelian randomization published in Diabetologia.

People who experience more childhood adversity, such as family poverty, the illness or death of family member or negative family dynamics, have increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes in early adulthood, according to study findings.

Adolescents and young adults with obesity who undergo sleeve gastrectomy have declines in bone strength and volumetric bone mineral density 1 year after surgery, according to study data.

Older children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes who received intensive diabetes management with automated insulin delivery had no difference in pancreatic C-peptide levels compared with standard care, according to study data.

Genetic testing can be used to confirm a congenital hypothyroidism diagnosis for children, according to findings published in the European Thyroid Journal.

Children with ADHD may be more likely to experience hyperactivity behaviors if they have an elevated serum thyroid-stimulating hormone level, according to data published in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment.

Mothers who contract COVID-19 during pregnancy are more likely to have infants with a lower birth weight and greater weight gain during the first year of life compared with mothers who did not have COVID-19, according to study data.