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  Researchers formulated clinical practice guidelines for both continuous glucose monitoring and subcutaneous insulin infusion in adults with diabetes. View the article here. Peters et al. (2016). Diabetes technology-continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy and continuous glucose monitoring in adults: An endocrine society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.  …

Story at a glance: In February, UF Diabetes Institute researchers received a $1.25 million grant from the NIH to study how specific genetic variation impacts the autoimmune disease  type 1 diabetes. Researchers hope to identify therapeutic targets on white blood cells capable of blocking inflammatory signals to stop the destruction…

University of Florida obesity and nutrition researcher Dr. Michelle Cardel explores the CDC’s new obesity reports and what we can do about them.

  Friday, June 10th, 2016 11:45- 11:55am Presentation 3-CT-MS03  Keeping Kids with Diabetes Safe at School ANASTASIA ALBANESE-O’NEILL, Gainesville, FL  Saturday, June 11th, 2016- General Poster Session 11:30am- 1:30pm Poster Hall (Halls D-E) Psychological Impact of Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis in Children Enrolled in…

The new UF Diabetes Institute brings together more than 100 researchers and physicians with the ultimate goal of providing effective therapies and improving health for patients. Intersecting Paths Originally appeared in Explore UF Research, April 2015 Griffin Mangan Amy and Mike Mangan knew immediately…

UFDI Investigator Desmond Schatz, M.D. and collaborators found that the diagnosis of T1D in children and adolescents tends to be earlier if one parent a type 1 diabetic.

See the winners from November’s photo contest sponsored by the University of Florida’s Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Research Program.

JDRF recently posted two new opportunities. The first is titled Overcoming Obstacles to Achieving Immune Tolerance in Type 1 Diabetes. From JDRF: “JDRF is soliciting letters of intent for the identification of key barriers in the way of therapeutically restoring immune tolerance in type 1 diabetes…

NBA star Corey Brewer was in Gainesville to host his 6th Back 2 Back basketball camp with 100% of proceeds benefiting diabetes programs at UF Health Shands.