Julie Raskin Do you ever feel like your health care providers just don’t know enough about congenital hyperinsulinism and this is a barrier to optimal care? Wouldn’t those providers benefit from learning from the experts in the field? Well, here’s your chance to invite your general practitioner, endocrinologist, or any other medical professional of your choice to … Read more
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is conducting a study looking at long term outcomes in children (and adults) with HI who required surgery. Study participation is brief and can be done over the phone: just an interview with the CHOP fellow, Katherine Lord, about current blood sugar levels and 1-2 developmental screens which can be … Read more
Isabel Calderon, Vice President of Congenital Hyperinsulinism International, reports on this very important new discovery: Science magazine recently published the findings of a group of experts which contributes to the understanding of another rare form of hypoglycemia. The main authors, K. Hussain, B. Challis and N. Rocha have identified a genetic mutation in the serine/threonine … Read more
The National Organization of Rare Diseases (NORD) has created a collection of video clips about rare diseases. Last month they visited our family and filmed us as part of this collection. I am so pleased that Congenital Hyperinsulinism International is represented in this video collection and that NORD is promoting the importance of family support … Read more
An HI diagnosis is often a crisis for the family of a newly diagnosed child. The family must adapt to the responsibilities of caring for a child with very specific needs. To help new families cope with it all, CHI is embarking on a new program linking families of the newly diagnosed with experienced HI … Read more