Congenital Hyperinsulinism International (CHI) is happy to announce that our new brochure on congenital hyperinsulinism (HI) is hot off the presses and ready to be distributed. In the brochure we describe the disorder, explain what CHI is all about, and suggest ways for all HI families to get involved in raising HI awareness, HI advocacy, … Read more
The CHI Patient Champions, Amy Sommers, Pam Williams, and Randy Hart came over for lunch last Friday. These three wonderful women are amazing resources for all parents bringing up children with congenital hyperinsulinism (HI). Their contact information is included at the bottom of this post. Here’s a little bit about our visit and our collective … Read more
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