Pediatric endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism
Endocrine disorders occur when your child’s hormone system isn’t functioning as expected. We’re here every step of the way to support you and your child. Our Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism is the region's most comprehensive program for children with diabetes and other endocrine disorders.
Our multidisciplinary team of endocrinology experts cares for your entire child – not just their illness. Treatment plans are tailored to each individual child and often include medical care, clinical research trials, medical nutrition therapy, education, psychological support and even support groups – all in one location.
Why choose CHoR's endocrinology team
- We specialize in type 1 and type 2 diabetes and are an American Diabetes Association designated diabetes education program
- We diagnose and manage all endocrine disorders – from the simple to the complex.
- Our Healthy Lifestyle Center offers comprehensive weight management services – from nutrition and exercise programs to psychological support and adolescent weight loss surgery.
- We offer a unique, family-based lifestyle intervention program for teens ages 12 to 16 years. The TEENS program is free and funded by the National Institutes of Health.
- We're proud members of the Child and Adolescent Thyroid Consortium, joining pediatric thyroid centers across the US to improve the care for children and adolescents with thyroid disease, including thyroid hormone resistance syndromes, autoimmune thyroid disease, thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer.
Diabetes and related endocrine conditions we treat
We provide complete care for all endocrine disorders, including:
- Abnormal glucose tolerance
- Acanthosis nigricans, a thickening and darkening of the skin
- Elevated cholesterol or triglyceride levels
- Hypoglycemia, caused by low levels of blood sugar
- Metabolic syndrome, co-existing conditions that can increase risks of other complications, including diabetes
- Overweight/obesity
- Polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormonal disorder
- Type 1 diabetes (insulin dependent)
- Type 2 diabetes (non-insulin dependent)
- Adrenal disorders
- Endocrine tumors, polyglandular autoimmune syndromes
- Growth disorders: Turner syndrome
- Hyperlipidemia, a genetic disorder that leads to high levels of lipids in the blood
- Hypertension
- Metabolic syndrome
- Obesity
- Pituitary abnormalities, tumors
- Puberty disorders
- Sexual differentiation disorders
- Thyroid disorders: hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid nodules and cancers
- Thyroid cancer
- Turner syndrome
- Vitamin D deficiency, rickets
Diabetes and endocrine disorder management
Services for children with diabetes include:
- Clinical research trials
- Computerized pump and meter data downloads and interpretation
- Continuous glucose monitoring systems
- Health education
- Insulin pumps
- Medical nutrition therapy
- Point-of-care testing for hemoglobin A1C
- Psychological support
- Support groups and classes
- Type 1 diabetes research programs
- Type 2 diabetes clinical trials
Diabetes prevention and healthy lifestyle management services include:
- Basal metabolic rate measurement
- Weight management
- Individual and group nutrition counseling
- Medical screenings
- Motivational psychology
- Nutrition evaluation
- Psychological inventories
- Self-paced computer learning
- Support groups and group classes
- TEENS program
- TEENS Strive
- TrialNet diabetes prevention trials
Learn more about diabetes education at CHoR
