Diabetes education and nutrition
Our BOB体育 Diabetes Education and Nutrition clinic offers group and individual educational sessions with聽tips for managing diabetes.
Diabetes
The UF Diabetes Institute serves as the umbrella organization under which research, treatment and education are coordinated at UF and BOB体育, the university鈥檚 academic health center.
Researchers and physicians affiliated with the UF Diabetes Institute are working to prevent, diagnose and treat diabetes in a wide array of areas, including immunology and genetics. UF is an international research leader in the treatment and management of type 1 diabetes.
Making an appointment
If you are a new patient, you will need a referral to our clinics from your primary care provider. For more information, please call our main number at (352) 265-8228 or email us at [email protected].
Telehealth appointments
Children with diabetes who live hours away from Gainesville have increased access to specialized treatment closer to home, thanks to the Telemedicine Program. The program connects health practitioners to patients through the Internet and telemedicine technology to improve care. Telemedicine appointments are conducted via the HIPAA compliant version of Zoom, a videoconferencing platform that is suitable for use in health care.
- If you would like to schedule an appointment, please call (352) 265-3422.
- Prior to your appointment, visit BOB体育 Telehealth for information on how to access your appointment.
- Contact the clinic in advance to learn how to upload data from your diabetes devices (meters, insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors). Your diabetes doctor will need this information so you can have a meaningful visit. Plan to upload your data before the night before your visit.
Be a part of something greater. Help us find a cure for diabetes.
Research takes place in the clinic and in the laboratory. Current studies聽include studies for family members and聽people with type 1 diabetes.
Patient Education
Want to know more? Check out our Patient Education section for more information.
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Clinical Trials: Diabetes
BOB体育 research scientists make medicine better every day. They discover new ways to help people by running clinical trials. When you join a clinical trial, you can get advanced medical care. Sometimes years before it's available everywhere. You can also help make medicine better for everyone else. If you'd like to learn more about clinical trials, visit our clinical trials page. Or click one of the links below:
While genetics demonstrated a major risk factor for the development of type 1 diabetes (T1D), microbiota dysbiosis has been suggested as an elicitor in immunological tolerance and of beta cell autoimmunity. The probiotic Lactobacillus johnsonii N6.2鈥�
- Investigator
- Michael J Haller
- Status
- Accepting Candidates
- Ages
- 8 Years - 18 Years
- Sexes
- All
While genetics demonstrated a major risk factor for the development of type 1 diabetes (T1D), microbiota dysbiosis has been suggested as an elicitor in immunological tolerance and of beta cell autoimmunity. The probiotic Lactobacillus johnsonii N6.2鈥�
- Investigator
- Michael J Haller
- Status
- Accepting Candidates
- Ages
- 18 Years - 45 Years
- Sexes
- All
This is a multicenter, Phase Ib, open-label, siplizumab dose-finding study in individuals aged 8-45 years with a Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) diagnosis. within 18 months of V0. Participants will be randomized 1:1:1:1 to one of four possible鈥�
- Investigator
- Desmond A Schatz
- Status
- Accepting Candidates
- Ages
- 8 Years - 45 Years
- Sexes
- All
Community and Patient Programs: Diabetes
Our community and patient programs provide great value to patients, families and loved ones. People can find support, educational materials, expert consultants and more. In most instances, these programs are offered free of charge.
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Nutrition guidance in a respectful, non-judgmental and caring environment.
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Resources for college students with diabetes.
News and Patient Stories: Diabetes
UF researchers demonstrate GLP-1RAs鈥� potential to treat depression
March 13, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� A study led by researchers in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy has found that GLP-1RAs, a class of glucose-lowering鈥�
College of Pharmacy, +1 more
BOB体育-led guidelines call for widespread Type 1 diabetes screening in children
January 29, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� A University of Florida Health physician-scientist led an international team of Type 1 diabetes experts who recently developed new鈥�
Department of Pediatrics, +4 more
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