Physician Accomplishments: Dr. Ron Newfield presented “Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Pediatrics: Real Life Experience with DexCom™ Sensors” at the June 2008 annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association in San Francisco. Co-authors were Kim McNamara (diabetes nurse), and nurse practitioner/certified diabetes educator, Laura Barba.
Diabetes News: Dr. Ron Newfield appeared on KUSI News to talk about how to detect diabetes in a child. View the video here.
California Newborn Screening Program Screening available for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. Early diagnosis can help prevent developing shock or even death, especially in boys. Newborns detected will be referred for evaluation to Rady Children's Hospital, the only CCS-approved Endocrine center in San Diego.
The Pediatric Endocrinology Service provides consultation and accepts referrals of patients with disorders of growth and/or pubertal development and for evaluation and treatment of disease affecting the pituitary, thyroid and adrenal glands, or gonads. We also evaluate and treat patients with high cholesterol and abnormal lipids, osteoporosis, rickets and other abnormalities of calcium/phosphorus metabolism, as well as disorders of carbohydrate metabolism, including diabetes mellitus and hypoglycemia. The Division will see patients referred on a routine or emergency basis.
Special services, programs, research:
The Endocrinology Division supervises an active program for growth hormone replacement and has two research protocols for growth hormone treatment. The Division is also one of five centers involved in a new program for evaluating and treating children with early pubertal development.
The diabetes center treats over 500 patients, mostly with type 1 (juvenile-onset or insulin dependent) diabetes, and includes a team consisting of a dietician, a social worker, three nurses who are certified diabetes educators, and six attending physicians. Nurses and an on-call physician offer 24 hour coverage. We also treat a growing number of obese patients that develop type 2 (adult onset or non insulin dependent) diabetes as children and adolescents. We also manage children with other forms of diabetes that are less common.
The diabetes center has an active program for insulin pumps. With a comprehensive approach that identifies children and families ready for an insulin pump, the center delivers structured education and support to achieve optimal results. In order to optimize blood sugar control, the center offers continuous glucose-sensor monitoring.
The Endocrine/Diabetes division is proud to announce that in 2005 the American Diabetes Association (ADA), has awarded the diabetes program with ADA Recognition. The award recognizes that the San Diego Children's Hospital /Whittier Diabetes Program has met the quality standards for diabetes self-management education set forth by the the largest and most widely known organization in the field of diabetes.
The division is also involved in a number of national research protocols that assess different types of insulin for type 1 diabetes, and oral medications for type 2 diabetes.
CONTACT US:
Clinic Address: 8110 Birmingham Way (Bldg. 28) San Diego, CA 92123 Get Map/Directions
Child is sick and has high blood sugars persistently over 300
Vomiting, having diarrhea or not eating well
Has moderate or large urine ketones
Low blood sugar less than 40, seizure or requiring assistance
Whenever sick, always check for ketones, even if normal blood sugars.
Contact doctor on call at: • 858-966-4032 [ 8:00am - 4:30pm Mon-Fri ] • 858-576-1700, press zero, then ask for endocrine doctor on call [After hours, weekends, holidays]
Non-urgent matters:
Child is about to run out of prescription
Making routine insulin adjustments, or plans for upcoming events
School forms
Reviewing lab results
Scheduling a meeting with a nurse or dietitian
Call office during routine hours: (858) 966-4032, ask to speak with nurse, or dietitian. Response is within 24 hours.
Families are encouraged to fax school forms, request for supplies, or blood sugar and insulin dose records to our office: Fax (858) 966-6227
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