Pediatric Endocrinology News

Insulin pump use increased by 13% among adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes at five clinics that developed their own support interventions, according to findings published in Clinical Diabetes.

Length of breastfeeding and timing of introducing certain foods to an infant’s diet — cow’s milk, gluten and fruit, in particular — may affect type 1 diabetes risk, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Exposure to three common endocrine-disrupting chemicals can increase the risk for obesity, and their elimination may improve public health while also producing economic benefits, according to a speaker.

Short-term weight loss may improve Leydig cell function and help protect future fertility for boys with obesity, according to data presented at the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology virtual meeting.

Girls exposed to high levels of perfluorohexane sulfonate have a higher risk for dysregulated glucose metabolism during and after puberty, according to findings published in Environmental Health Perspectives.

Girls exposed to high levels of perfluorohexane sulfonate have a higher risk for dysregulated glucose metabolism during and after puberty, according to findings published in Environmental Health Perspectives.

Children living in the Midwest region of the U.S. have a higher BMI z score compared with those living in the Northeast, whereas children from the South and West have lower BMI z scores than the Northeast, according to study data.

Children with a high BMI who participated in a high-intensity lifestyle intervention program in New Zealand had a lower BMI standard deviation score after 1 year, but the reduction was not sustained at 5 years, according to study data.

Young children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes were more likely to use continuous glucose monitoring regularly if they had private insurance, according to findings published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.

The FDA approved the first once-weekly formulation of somatropin for children with growth hormone deficiency, according to an industry press release.