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Projected estimates suggest considerable increases in the prevalence of type 1 and 2 diabetes among youth by 2050, according to research published in the December issue of Diabetes Care. The projections indicate a serious picture of the future national diabetes burden in youth. Even if the incidence remains at 2002 levels, because of the population growth projected by the U.S. Census the future numbers of youth with diabetes is projected to increase, resulting in increased health care needs and costs.

Researchers at the UF Diabetes Center of Excellence are beta testing the Leica LMD7000 Laser Microdissection System, believed to help advance biomedical research. The Laser system has a variety of uses in both clinical & research pathology, and is currently benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation funded Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD).

This November, the American Diabetes Association wants your help to shed light on the many people affected by diabetes. Share a personal image representing what “A Day in the Life of Diabetes” means to you! For every photo/image uploaded, CVS/pharmacy®, a proud sponsor of the ADA, will donate $1 to the Association, up to $25,000. Visit today!

Approximately twenty-five percent of Americans who have type 2 diabetes don’t know it. Are you one of them? Find out if you are at risk for type 2 diabetes by answering a few simple questions included in this one minute test. There has never been a more urgent time to know your risk. An estimated 79 million, or one in three American adults, have prediabetes.

Did you know that 1 in 3 children in the United States face a future with diabetes? The Gators Step Out team will be walking and raising funds for the American Diabetes Association’s signature fundraising walk, Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes in Jacksonville on Nov. 10, 2012. Learn how you can be apart of the team, how you can donate, and more information about the event!

In an interview with International Innovation, Todd Brusko, PhD, explains how changes in the field of diabetes research are giving his team of scientists at the UF Diabetes Center of Excellence new opportunities and hope to be able to translate their laboratory findings into clinical treatments. Currently, his team is investigating treatments for type 1 diabetes based on their experiments with regulatory T cells, known as “Tregs.” Learn more.

In a new report issued by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, adult obesity rates could exceed 60% in 13 states by 2030. The number of obese adults, along with related disease rates and health care costs, are on course to increase dramatically in every state over the next 20 years. By contrast, the analysis also shows that states could prevent obesity-related diseases and dramatically reduce health care costs if they reduced the average BMI of their residents by just 5 percent by 2030.

Looking to make a difference in the lives of children with type 1 diabetes throughout the country? Apply to become a Children's Congress 2013 delegate, and let your legislators know why T1D research is so important! The deadline for applications to be received by JDRF is 5pm EDT, Thursday, November 1, 2012. Learn more.

The University of Florida's Division of Transplantation Surgery is pleased to announce plans to reactivate the adult pancreas transplant program at UF&Shands, pending approval from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). This positive news comes following the UF College of Medicine's appointment of two new liver, kidney and pancreas surgeons, who joined the team on Aug. 1. Learn more.

The Immunological Studies in Type 1 Diabetes research project at the UF Diabetes Center of Excellence is currently enrolling participants with and without diabetes. For more information regarding eligibility, please click here.