Pediatric Endocrinology News

DALLAS — Children who switch between foods more frequently while eating may be more likely to gain weight, according to a speaker at ObesityWeek.

Children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes had an increase in time in range and reduction in HbA1c after starting a tubeless hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system, according to study data

Higher initial glucose levels and increasing BMI over time could serve as predictors of progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes for children and adolescents, according to findings published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

Children and adolescents with a high polygenic risk score for polycystic ovary syndrome tend to have a higher BMI and are more likely to develop obesity, according to study data.

Use of glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists for weight loss compared with bupropion-naltrexone was associated with an increased risk for pancreatitis, gastroparesis and bowel obstruction but not biliary disease, researchers reported in JAMA.

Incidence rates for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes diagnoses increased among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with 2016 to 2019, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

In a new clinical report, the AAP recommended against low- and very low-carbohydrate diets for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, “except under close diabetes care team supervision utilizing safety guidelines.”

State legislation prohibiting gender-confirming medical care for children and adolescents may lead to decreased access as pediatric endocrinology providers expressed concerns about their ability to practice in a survey.

Top-dose phentermine/topiramate as an adjunct to lifestyle counseling is the most cost-effective strategy for treating adolescents with obesity over 5 years, according to findings from an economic microsimulation model.

Youths with type 2 diabetes who had a lower mean HbA1c shortly after diagnosis have similar long-term beta-cell deterioration as those with a higher HbA1c, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.