Diabetes and Endocrinology

Pediatric endocrinology is a medical subspecialty dealing with disorders of the endocrine glands. Such as variations of physical growth and sexual development in childhood, diabetes and many more. The specialty also deals with hypoglycemia and other forms of hyperglycemia in childhood, variations of puberty, as well other adrenal, thyroid, and pituitary problems. By age, pediatric endocrinologists, depending upon the age range of the patients they treat and care for patients from infancy to late adolescence and young adulthood. The most common disease of the specialty is type-1diabetes, which usually accounts for at least 50% of a typical clinical practice. The next most common problem is growth disorders, especially those amenable to growth hormone treatment. Pediatric endocrinologists are usually the primary physicians involved in the medical care of infants and children with intersex disorders.