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Programs and research
Supportive care tailored to your child
UW Health Kids diabetes and endocrinology experts provide the care and support you need to understand and manage your child’s endocrine condition.
Specialty clinics
Pediatric Type 1 diabetes clinic
We help children and families manage Type 1 diabetes and related conditions.
Pediatric Type 2 diabetes clinic
We work with children ages 5 to 18. We provide care for insulin resistance, prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
Pediatric and adolescent transgender clinic
Our team cares for transgender and gender variant children and teens.
UW Health Kids Fitness clinic
We teach children, teens and families how to make healthy lifestyle choices through mindful eating and exercise.
UW Health Kids Heart Care preventive cardiology clinic
We treat and manage children with abnormal cholesterol and other risk factors for early heart disease.
Improving endocrine care through research
UW Health Kids endocrine doctors and scientists study endocrine tumors to improve care for you. We research new ways to manage and treat these conditions, including minimally invasive surgeries.
UW Health Kids
Our pediatric experts have served the special needs of children for more than 100 years. We focus on each child’s unique needs and offer social and emotional support to help you and your child face even the most complex condition. Our long history includes the creation of medical advances that save lives around the world. Together, we get your child back to health and enjoying being a kid.
Conditions and treatments
Diagnosis, education and treatment
Your child’s care team takes the time to make the most precise diagnosis and develop a long-term treatment plan. Our doctors and nurses take detailed medical histories and perform preliminary physical exams.
We complete bloodwork, imaging and lab tests to make or confirm a diagnosis. We meet with your child and your family to share information. We teach you about your child’s condition and how it will impact their life.
Conditions we treat
Adrenal conditions
Adrenal insufficiency
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Cortisol excess
Blood sugar conditions
Type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes
Growth and puberty conditions
Delayed puberty
Early puberty
Short stature
Pediatric metabolic disease
Abnormal cholesterol
Excess belly fat
High blood pressure
High blood sugar
Syndromes
Klinefelter syndrome
Multiple endocrine neoplasias
Noonan syndrome
Pediatric polycystic ovarian syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome
Turner syndrome
Thyroid conditions
Acquired hypothyroidism
Congenital hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism, including Grave’s disease
Thyroid nodules
Treatments for a healthy life
Your child’s care team creates a treatment plan just for your child. We ensure you and your family fully understand each part of the treatment plan.
Treatments we offer
Blood glucose monitoring
Diet planning
Exercise guidance
Genetic counseling
Hormone treatments, including:
Growth hormone therapy
Hormone replacement therapy
Insulin therapy
Sex hormone replacement therapy
Testosterone replacement therapy
Islet cell transplant
Medicines
Occupational therapy
Pancreas transplant
Physical therapy
Speech therapy
Surgery to remove tumors, nodules or glands
Locations
Diabetes and endocrinology locations
UW Health Kids offers specialized diabetes and endocrinology care at clinics in Madison and Wausau.
Our team
A team-based approach
The UW Health Kids diabetes and endocrinology team consists of experts in endocrinology, genetics, nutrition, psychology and social work. They all work together to provide the best possible care for your child.
Our providers
Patient resources
Education and information you can use
We provide access to education and information you can use to help your child live an active, healthy life.
Condition information
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