The Incubator
The Incubator
Ben Courchia & Daphna Yasova Barbeau
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Should All Newborns Be Screened for Congenital Hyperinsulinism?
12 minutes Posted Dec 8, 2025 at 11:00 pm.
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Send us a text Julie Raskin, representing Congenital Hyperinsulinism International (CHI), advocates for universal newborn glucose screening following her son's brain injury from undiagnosed hyperinsulinism in 1996. Registry data reveals 28% of affected infants lack traditional risk factors (abnormal birth weight), and even high-risk babies are often discharged inappropriately. CHI's "Glucose is a Vital Sign" campaign promotes screening protocols currently under research, examining glucose plu...