The Diabetes Unit has a long history of developing and applying effective new treatments of diabetes including:

  • Development of new methods for measuring long-term glucose control that guide therapy
  • Pancreas and islet transplantation for type 1 diabetes
  • Development of implantable insulin pumps
  • Intensive therapies for type 1 and type 2 diabetes
  • Discovery of new hormonal therapy for type 2 diabetes
  • Treatment for monogenic diabetes and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY)
  • Innovative methods to treat the disease and prevent long-term complications
  • Development of health care policy recommendations
  • Quality improvement research
  • Precision medicine