Read about the UF Diabetes Institute's 2014 accomplishments as highlighted in the January column of “On the Same Page” by David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D., UF senior vice president for health affairs and president of UF Health. Read more.
NASCAR's Ryan Reed is teaming with the American Diabetes Association in his second full season in the NASCAR Xfininty Series. Reed, a member of the UF Diabetes Institute Ambassadors Council, will campaign for awareness and educational efforts at all NASCAR Nationwide races this year, as well as at several off track health and wellness initiatives. See website for more details.
Mark A. Atkinson, PhD., director of the University of Florida Diabetes Institute, and Alberto Pugliese, M.D., head of the Immunogenetics Program at the University of Miami's Diabetes Research Institute, were recently honored with the JDRF Mary Tyler Moore and S. Robert Levine Excellence in Clinical Research Award on behalf of the JDRF Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD). Learn more.
A new study by University of Florida researchers published in the February issue of Diabetes Care finds that most parents of children with Type 1 diabetes use online health information, including social media, to gain knowledge of the disease. The survey findings can help better establish how much Internet sources affect parents’ level of care for their children, and which ones parents may rely on for accurate information.
Researchers at the University of Florida Diabetes Institute and University of Miami Diabetes Research Institute will share a new $3.3 million collaborative grant awarded by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust that will help fast-track significant discoveries in Type 1 diabetes worldwide. Read more.
Kenneth Cusi, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E., Chief of Division of Adult Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of Florida, is featured in the January print issue of Endocrine Today for research related to the underlying links between diabetes and liver disease. The cover story focuses on the complicated relationship between diabetes and hepatitis C virus. Read more.
A collaborative type 1 diabetes study led by researchers from UF and the Institute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, in Germany is recognized among JDRF's Top 10 Research Advances in 2014. The JDRF-funded research has shed more light on the connection between T1D, gut bacteria interactions, and certain viruses. Learn more.
Nearly one in every three people with Type 1 diabetes continue to produce insulin, some for decades after diagnosis, according to a first-of-its-kind study conducted by researchers from T1D Exchange. These data “suggest important differences in the biological process of Type 1 diabetes between those diagnosed as children or as adults,” the investigators wrote. UF Health pediatric endocrinologist Michael Haller, M.D. was a co-author on the study. Read more.
At UF Health, we believe the best person to guide your diabetes management is you. Newly diagnosed? Schedule an appointment for one-on-one care support from our certified diabetes educator team to help you achieve your goals. Call (352) 265-8548.
UF Health Type 1 diabetes expert Desmond Schatz, M.D. has been elected to the American Diabetes Association's Board of Directors for 2015. Dr. Schatz has been a volunteer for the ADA for more than 25 years and has served on numerous committees. Dr. Schatz previously served on the national Board of Directors and was recently named president-elect of the American Diabetes Association, the nation's largest and leading voluntary health organization leading the fight to Stop Diabetes®, beginning in 2016.
