Pediatric Endocrinology News

Mothers who develop diabetes before or during pregnancy are more likely to have children who develop refractive errors, according to findings published in Diabetologia.

In this video exclusive, Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Anastasia Albanese-O'Neill, PhD, APRN, CDCES, about steps involved in preparing children with diabetes for safe return to school in the fall despite COVID-19.

Children in the United Kingdom presented with more severe diabetic ketoacidosis cases during the first 3 months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the preceding 9 months, according to findings published in Diabetic Medicine.

Parent-reported hypoglycemia fear and diabetes-specific family conflict may predict HbA1c trajectories for children aged 5 to 9 years with recent-onset type 1 diabetes, according to findings published in Diabetic Medicine.

Few studies have evaluated infant and parental outcomes of false-positive results from newborn screening of congenital hypothyroidism, and most studies are low or moderate quality, according to a systematic review.

Long-term follow-up of a cohort of children and adolescents diagnosed with type 2 diabetes showed most developed complications, including microvascular disease, in early adulthood that progressed steadily over time.

Collaboration, understanding a youth’s goals and detailing a transition plan are three ways providers can help transgender adolescents shift from pediatric to adult care, according to findings published in LGBT Health.

The FDA approved the GLP-1 receptor agonist exenatide for children aged 10 to 17 years with type 2 diabetes, the first once-weekly injectable approved for pediatric use in the United States, according to an industry press release.

Children with diabetes from four Latin American countries with access to telemedicine had more medical visits and recorded HbA1c compared with those without access to telemedicine, according to study data.

Puberty suppression and gender-affirming HT are not complicated treatments, meaning it does not necessarily require training in pediatric endocrinology.