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UF Researcher Receives T1D Grant To Study Mitochondria

Jing Chen, MD, PhD, researcher at the UF Diabetes Center of Excellence, will receive a $300,000 research grant to study Lymphocyte Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Type 1 diabetes, allowing further understanding of how mitochondria function affects two important cellular players in T1D: T cells and beta cells. Read more.

Exercise Required to Maintain Weight Loss

According to a recent article in journal Circulation, dieting without exercise does not work because people plateau, fail to lose additional pounds, or get frustrated. This is in part due to the body’s response to calorie restriction and weight loss by burning fewer calories. Adding physical activity increases the calorie burn and "puts the body in that zone where it's going to work for you, not against you," said obesity expert Jim Hill, co-author of the paper. Read more.

Technology Corner: MyCareConnect

Learn more about MyCareConnect and BlueLoop today! Both are free internet tools for communicating diabetes information among parents, school nurses, and health care providers via email and text messages, enabling everyone to stay in the loop with a quick and easy process.

UF Genetics Institute Welcomes New Director, T1D Expert

Patrick J. Concannon, PhD, will serve as the next Director of the University of Florida Genetics Institute. Previously, Dr. Concannon served as Professor of Biochemistry and and Molecular Genetics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. His research interests include cellular DNA damage responses, breast cancer genetics, and genetics of type 1 diabetes.

Dr. Kenneth Cusi Featured in Diabetes Forecast Magazine

Dr. Kenneth Cusi, Chief of Adult Endocrinology at the UF Diabetes Center of Excellence, was recently featured in the May issue of Diabetes Forecast Magazine discussing the relationship between Type 2 Diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Click to learn more.

Is Glu for You?

myGlu.org is a new website that creates a way for people with type 1 diabetes to find each other, learn from each other, and help each other.

Patient Profile: Meet Sydney Thomas

The UF Diabetes Center of Excellence gives parents a crash course on taking care of a child with diabetes with doctors keeping close tabs on their patients between appointments. Meet one of our special patients, Sydney Thomas, and learn about the ways the DCOE can assist you.

Regulating Glucose Can Prevent Onset of Type 2 Diabetes

People with pre-diabetes are significantly less likely to develop diabetes if their blood glucose levels are normalized in time, according to new research. Those at high risk for Type 2 diabetes and who experience normal glucose regulation are 56 percent less likely to develop the disease 10 years later. Read more.

NATCO 37th Annual Meeting

The NATCO Annual Meeting is the premier meeting where transplant and procurement practitioners join together to learn cutting-edge skills and collaborate with colleagues from all areas of their profession.