a history of innovation... a vision of a cure
Since the year 2000, the Diabetes Center has rapidly accelerated the pace of research and clinical care in diabetes - realizing a number of significant scientific and clinical achievements.
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  • For 80 years, we’ve been a leading source of breakthroughs in diabetes research
  • Research that changes the world
  • Care that transforms lives

Latest News

BREAKING RESEARCH NEWS: Stem-Cell Generated Thymus Tissue to Catalyze New Treatments for Transplantation, Type 1 Diabetes and Other Autoimmune Diseases -
UCSF Diabetes Center researchers Matthias Hebrok, PhD, and Mark Anderson, MD, PhD, have created in their labs the first functioning human thymus tissue derived from embryonic stem cells – a huge step forward in producing new cell therapies to treat numerous diseases including type 1 diabetes.
Interested in Type 1 Diabetes research? We are interested in you! -
UCSF Diabetes Center offers intervention clinical trials for people with type 1 diabetes, as well as prevention studies for relatives of type 1 diabetes patients.
Study Challenges Chromium Therapy for the Treatment of Insulin Resistance -
UCSF endocrinologist Umesh Masharani and his colleagues have dispelled a commonly held belief that chromium supplements improve insulin sensitivity and help prevent and treat diabetes.
Stopping the Inflammatory Response in Type 2 Diabetes -
Diabetes Center investigator Suneil Koliwad, MD, PhD, is exploring how nutritional factors may stimulate tissue inflammation and increase the risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
Coaxing Human Stem Cells into Insulin-Producing Beta Cells -
Center Director Matthias Hebrok, PhD, and his lab colleagues have optimized existing culture conditions to increase the number of pancreas progenitor cells and insulin-producing cells from human stem cells.
UCSF Opens New Clinical Space for Pediatric Diabetes -
 This month, the Madison Clinic for Pediatric Diabetes at UCSF arrives at its new home on UCSF's Mission Bay Campus.

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Diabetes Education Online

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New Smartphone App

DiabetesIQ is a FREE mobile app game for you to explore your diabetes knowledge and track progress. Learn more HERE

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Online Screener

Find out if you or a loved one may be eligible for a type 1 diabetes trial START HERE

 
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