Pediatric Endocrinology News

Histrelin implants are effective in sustaining pubertal suppression for more than 1 year in most transgender adolescents and children with central precocious puberty, according to study results published in Transgender Health.

More children were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and experienced diabetic ketoacidosis at presentation, in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic than in the previous 5 years, according to data published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Approximately one in five girls with type 2 diabetes have polycystic ovary syndrome, according to findings of a meta-analysis in JAMA Network Open.

Almost half of the children and adolescents who were enrolled in a pediatric weight management program for obesity also had high BP, according to research published in The Journal of Clinical Hypertension.

The Endocrine Society is condemning a new directive issued by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defining gender care for adolescents as “child abuse,” according to a press release from the organization.

A supplement of Vitamin D2 may improve insulin sensitivity and slow the increase of HbA1c for children and adolescents with new-onset type 1 diabetes, according to study findings published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

Intensive diabetes education with early initiation of continuous glucose monitoring is associated with improvements in HbA1c for children with type 1 diabetes, according to study data.

More snacking between meals, decreased physical activity and issues with sleep are among the adverse effects parents of children with type 1 diabetes reported with virtual school during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to study findings.

Young children with type 1 diabetes had better time in range and lower mean HbA1c while using a hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system compared with sensor-augmented insulin pump therapy, according to study data.

Adolescents with low birth weight had higher odds of having prediabetes compared with their peers with normal or high birth weight, according to results of a nationally representative cross-sectional study in Clinical Obesity.