ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Jan 1;107(1):e246-e253. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab601. PMID: 34407200.Brief Summary: This retrospective single center study in neonates with hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia examined the utility of real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). CGM is best placed as an adjunct to routine intermittent blood glucose monitoring, providing information on glucose trends d...

To read the full abstract: Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2019 Jul;104(4):F353–F359. PMID:30232094.In preterm and in the very low birthweight infants, hyperglycaemia is associated with increased risks of mortality, brain injury, retinopathy of prematurity and worse neurodevelopmental outcomes (1). Treatment of hyperglycaemia with continuous insulin infusion leads to increas...

To read the full abstract: J Pediatr. 2019;206:56–65.e8.IGF-I plays a key role in fetal growth and development [1]. IGF-I exerts pleiotropic effects including cell proliferation, survival and differentiation, but also influencing metabolism and angiogenesis.Very preterm newborns show a rapid decline serum IGF-I concentrations that remain low for the first week...