Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Diabetes and endocrinology is a broad-ranging specialty encompassing the diagnosis and treatment of patients with conditions caused by abnormalities of hormone production or action, and the endocrine glands that produce them. Endocrinology focuses on the body glands and how the hormones they produce help body systems work together and allow people to function. When things are not working well, children and adolescents may have problems with metabolism, growth and development, puberty and more. the most common endocrine disease is diabetes. There are many others. They are usually treated by controlling how much hormone your body makes. Hormone supplements can help if the problem is too little of a hormone.
- Bone and mineral disorders
- Growth disorders
- Lipid disorders
- Pituitary disorders
- Thyroid disorders, including thyroid cancer