Congenital Hyperinsulinism International (CHI) held the Fifth Congenital Hyperinsulinism Family Conference at the NH Milano 2 Hotel in Segrate, Italy just outside of Milan on September 17 and 18, 2013. It was an intensive two days of presentations on many aspects of congenital hyperinsulinism, from the experience of living with the condition, to the latest … Read more
Research that could lead to better treatment of a severe form of congenital hyperinsulinism is described in the current ahead of print edition of the online journal, Diabetes. The research is groundbreaking because it involves correcting the cellular defect that is the cause of the disorder. CHI is proud of the fact that two members … Read more
Isabel Calderón, a member of the CHI Board of Directors from Canada, attended the Annual Congress of the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD) held in Ottawa on October 1-2, 2010. A full two days of presentations and workshops made up the agenda. About 120 representatives from different Canadian rare disorder associations and individual patients … Read more