News

December 2011

Fatty Liver Research Discovery With Implications For Obesity And Type 2 Diabetes -
Diabetes Center researcher Allison Xu, PhD, is focused on understanding how the central nervous system regulates body weight and glucose levels.
Make A New Year’s Resolution To Sign Up For A Diabetes Education Class -
Whether you are newly diagnosed or simply in need of more information to manage your diabetes, the UCSF Diabetes Teaching Center (DTC) can help.
SAVE THE DATE - Diabetes Symposium & Kids Kamp -
 Our very popular Diabetes Symposium & Kids Kamp is scheduled for Saturday, March 10, 2012, 8:30 a.
New Mobile App Launched By Diabetes Teaching Center and QuantiaMD, Offers Patients $100 -
 True or False: Your liver naturally produces sugar (glucose).

November 2011

UCSF Diabetes Leader Remembered -
It is with great sadness that we announce that our friend and colleague, John Baxter, MD, passed away on October 5th.
Diabetes Awareness Month and World Diabetes Day Activities -
Each year, California has more new cases of diabetes than any other state in the nation.
New Mobile App Launched By Diabetes Teaching Center and QuantiaMD, Offers Patients $100 -
True or False: Ketones only affect people with type 1 diabetes.
Transformational Gift Received to Create New Madison Clinic for Pediatric Diabetes -
In recognition of UCSF pediatrician and diabetologist Dr.
Research Breakthrough: Mesenchyme in Pancreas Development Key to Generating Beta Cells -
The research group of Diabetes Center Director Matthias Hebrok, PhD, and collaborators at Texas A&M University, discovered that mesenchymal fetal tissue plays a fundamental role in the formation of insulin-producing beta cells.
Diabetes Panel Discussion Featured at Bay Area Science Festival -
Faculty members involved in the UCSF Diabetes Center participated in a Bay Area Science Festival event, "Diabetes: The State of the Epidemic.
 
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