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Welcome At the University of Florida Diabetes Institute, we are working together for a diabetes-free world.
Welcome At the University of Florida Diabetes Institute, we are working together for a diabetes-free world.
As an autoimmune disease, Type 1 diabetes has long been thought to result from a complete immune system killing of the insulin-producing beta cells within the pancreas. Now, University of Florida Health researchers have made a striking discovery: some of the pancreas’ ability to produce insulin may remain for decades…
UFDI Investigator Michael Haller, M.D. and other researchers found that among overweight adolescents with type 1 diabetes, the addition of metformin to insulin did not improve glycemic control after 6 months.