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Study Finds AI–Driven Eye Exams Increase Screening Rates for Youth with Diabetes

Johns Hopkins Children’s Center investigators say AI-driven cameras that take images of the back of the eye and require no eye drops can be used to close care gaps.

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HCC Researchers Outline Guidance for Treating Youth with Type 2 Diabetes

According to researchers, the number of children with type 2 diabetes has increased worldwide, and experts call it a growing epidemic.

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Johns Hopkins Medicine Awarded 1.7 Million to Implement Use of Diabetes Navigator in Underserved Communities

In an effort to improve diabetes care and mitigate disparities in diabetes-related outcomes, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers were awarded a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

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It’s Personal for These Diabetes Nurse Educators

For young patients who have diabetes, managing the disease as part of their daily lives is an all-encompassing challenge, says Maggie West, lead nurse and a pediatric diabetes nurse educator with the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Diabetes Center ...

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Significant Boost in Rates of Type 2 Diabetes Among Children During COVID-19 Pandemic

In a multi-site study of medical records, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and across the United States say they have documented a steep rise in type 2 diabetes among children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Smart’ Tool for Diabetic Retinopathy

Although the American Diabetes Association (ADA) advises regular screening for pediatric diabetic retinopathy, it’s estimated that fewer than half of all youth with diabetes follow the recommendation. Without early detection and treatment, ...

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A Holistic Prediabetes Clinical Approach

Staff in the pediatric diabetes clinic were thrilled when Sheela Magge, the new director of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, made seeing young patients with early signs and symptoms of diabetes ...

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For Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes: Understanding What Drives Cardiometabolic Risk

Johns Hopkins Children’s Center pursues pediatric research that could lead to type 2 diabetes treatments based on a person’s unique risk factors — whether race, ethnicity, body composition or underlying medical conditions.