Type 1 diabetes Archives

UF Health-Led Guidelines Call for Widespread Type 1 Diabetes Screening in Children

UF researcher led an international team of Type 1 diabetes experts who developed new treatment guidelines emphasizing wider screening for the disease among children and adolescents in the general population before symptoms arise.

UF Health Researchers Propose an Update to Type 1 Diabetes Staging System

UF researchers have called for an update to the Type 1 diabetes staging system, urging the development of a more precise risk assessment method to reflect rapid advancements in science and medicine.

Diabetes Detectives

University of Florida aims to improve the lives of millions with diabetes through its clinical and research programs and is globally recognized for its efforts.

First Type 1 Diabetes Patient Enrolled in Rise Therapeutics’ Latest Clinical Trial

Rise Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel oral immunotherapeutic medicines, announced it has enrolled its first patient in its R-5280 placebo-controlled, blinded, Phase 1b type 1 diabetes clinical trial.

UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital Nationally Ranked in Four Specialties

University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital’s diabetes and endocrinology program is now ranked among the nation’s top 10 by U.S. News & World Report. It is the highest ranking ever for the program, which is joined in the standings by three other UF Health pediatric medical specialties, according to the 2023-24 Best Children’s Hospital rankings.

UF Doctor Receives Distinguished Award for ‘Groundbreaking’ Work on Type 1 Diabetes

Director of the University of Florida's Diabetes Institute Dr. Mark Atkinson has received a major science award for his groundbreaking research on Type 1 diabetes.

Inspira Awarded $1.98M NIH Grant for Diabetes Therapy

Inspira Therapeutics was awarded a $1.98 million NIH grant to develop its polymeric biomaterial-based tolerogenic treatment for type 1 diabetes.

UF Diabetes Institute Director Receives International Acclaim for Groundbreaking Research

The director of the University of Florida Diabetes Institute has been awarded the 2019 Jacobæus Prize, one of the top international honors...

Genetic Risk for Autoimmunity May Be Linked to Differences in Gut Microbiome

University of Florida researchers, Eric W. Triplett, Ph.D., Desmond A. Schatz, M.D., and Mark A. Atkinson, Ph.D. along with Linköping University researchers...