Children’s Center
At Texas Diabetes Institute, we have a deep care for children and adolescents with diabetes. Though only five to 10 percent have this disease, we feel that educating even those without this disease may help curb diabetes. In Texas, over 12,000 young adults under 20 have diabetes.
Opening in 2000, the Children’s Center serves children afflicted with diabetes and related disorders. Under the direction of Medical Director Dr. Daniel Hale, The Center incorporates a family system approach to diabetes care. Once a child is referred by their pediatrician, school nurse, or hospital for diabetes assessment, the clinic will assess the child’s stage of diabetes. Our clinic works with Type 1, Type 2 and pre-diabetes children ranging in age from birth to 18 years old.
Physicians and nurses work with the family to provide the necessary treatment and nutritional needs of the child. Since opening, the Children’s Center has expanded from one day a week to four, treating more than 60 children a week.
It is
necessary
for adolescents to understand at an early age how important it is to identify the signs of diabetes. By living healthy, maintaining a good diet and getting plenty of exercise, you can prevent diabetes.
Warning Signs
Type 1 Diabetes:
- Excessive thirst
- Excessive urination
- Weight loss
Other signs or symptoms that may be present are:
- Yeast infections
- Extreme thirst
- Dehydration (In spite of good fluid intake)
- Vomiting
- Lethargy
- Confusion
- Bedwetting
- Flu-like symptoms
- Fruity odor to breath
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Research Programs
In an effort to better understand how we can help children, the Center has three to five ongoing studies
during the year on growth hormones and insulin pharmaceuticals. For more information, visit our Ongoing Research page.
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TDI Physicians/Leaders
Our team is led by:
Daniel E. Hale, MD
is a Professor of Pediatrics, Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and Principal Investigator for the South Texas Center for the National Children’s Study. He is the Medical Director of the Chromosome 18 Research Center and for the CHART Center at Christus Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital. He completed his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at Texas A&M University, his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston, his Pediatric Residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, and his specialty training in Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters concerning diabetes, fatty acid metabolism, chromosomal defects, and many other endocrine topics. He has served on the Texas Pediatric Diabetes Research Committee and the Texas Obesity Task Force. He is a member of the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society and the Society for Pediatric Research, and has held positions in numerous other societies. He and his group participate in a wide range of pediatric endocrine and diabetes research, currently holding multiple grants and contracts from the NIH, foundations and pharmaceutical companies.
Rolando A. Lozano, MD
serves as a Pediatric Endocrinologist of the Children's Center at the Texas Diabetes Institute and she serves as an Assistant Professor/Clinical in the Department of Pediatrics at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. He received his medical degree from the University of El Salvador .
Jane L. Lynch, MD
serves as a Medical Director of the Children's Center at the Texas Diabetes Institute and she serves as an Assistant Professor/Clinical in the Department of Pediatrics at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. She received a Bachelor's of Science in Microbiology from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana . She also received her medical degree from Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, OH .
Carla R. Scott, MD
serves as a Pediatric Endocrinologist of the Children's Center at the Texas Diabetes Institute and she serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University Health Science Center at San Antonio. She received a Bachelor's of Science from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR. She also received a Medical Degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine in Little Rock, AR.
Mike Rogers, MD
serves as a Pediatric Endocrinologist of the Children's center at the Texas Diabetes Institute, and he serves as an Assistant Professor in the division of Pediatric Endocrinology at the University Health Science Center at San Antonio. He received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of John's Hopkins in Baltimore, MD and received his Medical Degree from the University of Maryland. Dr. Rogers completed his residency at the University of Maryland and completed his Fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at the Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
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