Pediatric Endocrinology News

Children who have at least one parent with obesity can improve insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion with more physical activity and less sedentary behavior, according to a speaker.

Daily oral insulin therapy may improve glucose and C-peptide measurements for a subset of children at high risk for type 1 diabetes, according to new TrialNet data presented at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions.

Youths diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at an older age and those who adhere to metformin therapy are more likely to progress to therapy with insulin or a non-insulin antihyperglycemic agent, according to a speaker.

A surprise move across the country led Denise Charron-Prochownik, PhD, RN, CPNP, to develop a preconception counseling program for teens with diabetes that would eventually become a model adopted by the American Diabetes Association.

There was a significant increase in the number of cases of new-onset type 2 diabetes among children during the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among boys and Black youths, according to a speaker.

Hospitalizations for new-onset type 2 diabetes in children increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 compared with the same period in 2019, according to findings presented at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions.

Diabetic ketoacidosis events increased among youths with type 1 diabetes in the U.S. and other countries hit hard by the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics.

Physicians and medical students at the AMA’s House of Delegates meeting voted to expand the association’s opposition to restrictions on transgender medical care.

An intervention program aimed at preventing childhood obesity in a region of Australia lowered BMI z scores and obesity prevalence during the first 2 years of the trial, but not in the subsequent 2 years, according to study data.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was once again named the No. 1 hospital in the country for pediatric diabetes and endocrinology by the U.S. News & World Report 2021-2022 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.