The key to curing a person’s diabetes is to regulate blood-sugar.
Researchers in the Schulze Diabetes Institute and the Center for Diabetes Research are closing in on potential cures and better treatments.
From basic science research on new sources of sugar-regulating cells to large-scale studies of who gets diabetes and why, we are searching for better approaches to prevent, treat, and cure both type 1 and 2 diabetes.
The University is one of a handful of institutions worldwide to offer islet transplantation. And we participated in groundbreaking studies of diabetes' link to heart disease.
Our researchers continue to refine treatments, in an attempt to reverse or better control this devastating disease.
Bernhard Hering
Bernhard Hering has successfully reversed diabetes in monkeys using transplanted islet cells from pigs. He hopes to one day bring this treatment to humans.
From the AHC
In Singapore, fast food increases risk of diabetes and heart disease
The exportation of western fast food to other cultures could be harming global health
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Minnesota escalates its assault on diabetes
12/14/11
The Decade of Discovery awards $1.8 million to three partnership projects.
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MN Partnership launches new research
04/06/11
The U of M/Mayo research will focus on diabetes, cancer, heart disease and neurological diseases.
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PAD costly to treat
10/13/10
Even after initial treatment, U of M researchers found that PAD sufferers are likely to endure costly medical bills to get well.
