In a special segment broadcast in Panama in September, Diva D. De León-Crutchlow, MD, MSCE, recalled her path from her home county to her role as Chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes and Director of the Congenital Hyperinsulinism Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

CHOP’s Congenital Hyperinsulinism Center, which treats more children with HI than any center in the world, has added a dedicated genetic counselor to its multidisciplinary team.

A unique clinic at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia follows post-pancreatectomy patients.

A 1-month-old male infant presented to the pediatrician’s office because of poor feeding and increased sleepiness.

The Congenial Hyperinsulinism Center Hyperinsulinism is poised to help even more children and families after it was selected as a CHOP Frontier Program.

Children with protein-sensitive hyperinsulinism (HI) will have low blood sugars (hypoglycemia) when they eat protein-rich foods, ensuring they’re getting enough carbs to offset the protein falls to parents and caregivers.

The HI/HA research team at CHOP continues to pioneer exciting and impactful research to advance understanding of this disorder.

Seizures result from abnormal electrical activity of neurons. There are many types of seizures that generally relate to the locations in the brain in which they occur.

Alfredo Case was born in Oahu, Hawaii, and showed signs of congenital hyperinsulinism. His family traveled to the Congenital Hyperinsulinism Center at CHOP for care.

Children with hyperinsulinism are at risk for feeding disorders. But how are parents to distinguish typical hurdles with eating from a true disorder?