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Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Research
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predict that nearly 30 percent of children born after the year 2000 will develop type 2 diabetes, which prevents people from processing blood sugar normally. Those who develop the disease will see their life expectancy reduced by an average of 18-22 years. Center for Genetic Medicine Research scientists, together with psychologists and others from the Center for Clinical and Community Research, as well as the hospital’s clinical endocrinologists, psychologists, and pediatricians, investigate all aspects of type 2 diabetes—from the genetics of the disease to creative nutritional and exercise interventions aimed at reducing the risks. By better understanding the links between genetics, obesity, heart disease, and diabetes, the team is tackling this looming health crisis head on. Much of this work happens in tandem with the Children’s National Obesity Institute.
Researchers in the Center for Clinical and Community Research also lead research in type 1 diabetes—formerly known as juvenile diabetes. One in every 300 to 500 children in the United States has type 1 diabetes. Clinicians in the Center for Clinical and Community Research focus on helping families and children with type 1 diabetes work together as a team to more effectively manage the disease day to day.
Faculty who study type 1 and type 2 diabetes
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For more information, contact Eric P. Hoffman, PhD
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