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Diabetology and endocrinology

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The Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology at the UKBB deals with all hormonal disorders in children and adolescents. The interdisciplinary team is mainly active in the outpatient sector. The specialists also provide long-term care for chronically ill children and adolescents with growth and puberty disorders, thyroid disorders and diabetes mellitus.

Therapy

Modern therapies and technologies, such as insulin pumps and continuous blood glucose monitoring systems, are increasingly being used to treat diabetes. Patients with primary or secondary and sometimes very rare hormone-related diseases are also treated in the inpatient area.

Themes

Focal points:

  • Diabetes mellitus type 1
  • Growth disorders
  • Puberty disorders
  • Disorders of gender development and gender identity
  • Disorders of pituitary, thyroid and adrenal gland function
  • Bone metabolism and vitamin D disorders
  • Obesity
  • Lipometabolic disorders

Consultation hours

Interdisciplinary co-operation

The interdisciplinary team of specialists provides comprehensive and competent patient care. There is close networking with adolescent medicine, child and adolescent psychology as well as nutritional and diabetes counselling. The UKBB also cooperates closely with colleagues in paediatric radiology, human genetics and laboratory medicine. Specialists are available 24 hours a day.

Counselling hotline for child and youth emergencies

The Medgate Kids Line provides quick and uncomplicated medical advice if your child is unwell. The medical team of our partner Medgate is available to you by telephone around the clock.

058 387 78 82
(billing via health insurance)

For emergencies abroad: Call the emergency number of your health insurance company. You will find this number on your health insurance card.

More information: On the Page of the emergency ward you will find everything you need to know about behaviour in emergencies, typical childhood illnesses and waiting times.

Important emergency numbers

144 Outpatient clinic
145 Tox Info Suisse (Poisonings)
117 Police
118 Fire brigade

UKBB

University Children's Hospital Basel
Spitalstrasse 33
4056 Basel | CH

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