Pediatric Endocrinology News

Excess weight at age 3 years is associated with higher risk for overweight or obesity at age 15 years, according to findings published in Pediatric Obesity.

Children may be more likely to develop islet autoimmunity and then type 2 diabetes if they gain weight more quickly during infancy and early childhood and if they become taller faster in early childhood, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

Children born to mothers who consumed at least 360 mg caffeine per day during pregnancy are more likely to have a higher BMI and greater total body, abdominal and liver fat masses compared with children born to mothers who consumed 90 mg or less caffeine per day, according to findings from a population-based study.

The FDA on Monday approved fast-acting insulin aspart 100 U/mL as a mealtime insulin for children with diabetes, according to a press release from Novo Nordisk.

Obesity is common at diagnosis of pituitary adenoma in childhood and may persist despite successful treatment, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.

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Approximately half of children and young adults with type 1 diabetes who initiated use of a hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system, also known as an artificial pancreas, were still using the device in auto mode after 6 months, with 30% of youths discontinuing use of the system altogether, according to findings from a real-world study published in Pediatric Diabetes.

Obesity may affect a clinician’s ability to correctly interpret 24 routine blood tests for children, including liver function tests, inflammation markers, lipids and iron levels, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

The FDA on Friday authorized marketing of the Tandem Diabetes Care Control-IQ interoperable, automated insulin dosing algorithm, the first dosing controller that can be used with other interoperable diabetes devices, allowing people with diabetes to create a customizable automated insulin delivery system, according to an agency press release.

Young people with type 1 diabetes should be screened for suicidal thoughts, as suicide had been attempted by 16.3% of individuals in a cohort of young people with type 1 diabetes who had such thoughts, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.