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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Discover Molecule’s Ability to Suppress Negative Effects of Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity

Jun 28, 2024

Discovery could one day serve as the basis for a non-insulin based therapeutic

Goal: End Racial Disparities in Diabetes Care

Feb 27, 2024

The Diabetes Center at CHOP aims to diminish persistent racial disparities in diabetes care by involving families, tracking treatment, follow-up care and device use, and revealing individuals’ implicit biases.

Do You Know the Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes? November is Diabetes Awareness Month

Nov 22, 2022

New cases of type 2 diabetes, when the body can’t use or make enough insulin, soared in kids during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn the signs and how CHOP can help!

Treatment Developed by CHOP Researchers Prevents Hypoglycemia in Children with Hyperinsulinism

Apr 13, 2022

CHOP researchers have shown that a targeted treatment they developed is effective at controlling blood sugar in patients with hyperinsulinism.

A Guiding Hand, a Listening Ear, an Open Heart

Jul 7, 2021

A community health worker helped one family learn to manage diabetes — and life.

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Youth with Diabetes Who are Involved in the Decision to Start Continuous Glucose Monitoring are More Likely to Continue Using It

Jul 31, 2020

In a study published in Diabetes Care, CHOP researchers find having youth buy-in from the beginning helps ensure consistent use of continuous glucose monitoring.

Prediabetes: What You Should Know

Jul 16, 2020

Prediabetes is a serious condition that can be managed or reversed by making healthy diet and lifestyle choices.

Support When the Diabetes Clinical Team Isn’t Enough

Jan 24, 2020

At Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, multiple members of the Diabetes Center work as a team to help families manage their child’s diabetes.

Genetic Differences Help Distinguish Type 1 Diabetes in Children from “Type 1.5” Diabetes in Adults

Jan 9, 2020

A multi-center team of researchers led by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has discovered a genetic signature that could help distinguish an adult-onset form of diabetes sharing many type 1 diabetes (T1D) characteristics from pediatric-onset T1D.

Fellow’s Corner: Primary Care Pediatricians Critical in Screening for Type 2 Diabetes

Nov 19, 2019

As a pediatric endocrinologist, my unfortunate answer to parents perplexed by their child’s diagnosis is: “No.” Related to rising rates of obesity, the incidence of youth-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been increasing by 5% annually in the United States, with the greatest increase among racial and ethnic minorities.

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