Endocrinology
Conference Coverage
Case builds for counting fat, protein alongside carbs in T1DM
Major finding: A high-fat/high-protein meal resulted in significantly higher glucose excursions from 180 to 300 minutes, compared with all the...
Conference Coverage
Children of diabetic mothers at greater risk of overweight as young adults
Major finding: Of 17-year-old males born to diabetic mothers, 27% had a BMI at or above the 85th percentile nationally, compared with 16% of...
Conference Coverage
Ketoacidosis rates remain troubling in juvenile type 1 diabetes
Major finding: DKA prevalence for type 1 diabetes remained high at 29.8%, 28.8%, and 28.2% between 2002 and 2003, 2004 and 2005, and 2008 and 2009...
News
Tight glycemic control normalized thyroid function after pediatric heart surgery
Major finding: Seven days after heart surgery, children on tight glycemic control had significantly higher median T4 levels than did children on...
News
Bone growth affected by ketogenic diet in children with epilepsy
Major finding: Participants on the ketogenic diet demonstrated a mean bone mineral density lumbar Z-score decrease of 0.1756 units/year. Bone loss...
News
Early, late solid food exposures up diabetes risk
Major finding: Early fruit exposure and late rice/oat exposure are linked with increased risks for T1DM development (hazard ratios, 2.23 and 2.88...
News
Androgens helped even young boys with Klinefelter's
Major finding: Klinefelter’s patients had a moderate improvement in various social adjustment scores after 2 years of low-dose androgen therapy....
News
Allergy risk in obese children may be related to vitamin D deficiency
Major finding: Vitamin D deficiency is a dependent cofactor for allergic biochemical profiles in obese adolescents. Data Source: An observational...