How Scientific Research Is Changing the Face of Diabetes

Interview with David M. Kendall, M.D.
ADA Chief Scientific and Medical Officer

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A Track Record of
Research Success

Thanks to ADA-funded research, key discoveries have been made that make life better for people with diabetes, including:

• invention of the first glucose meter
• introduction of more effective forms of insulin
• therapeutic regimes to control both pre- and post-meal blood glucose levels
• invention of the portable insulin pump
• oral diabetes medicines to help control blood glucose levels for people with type 2 diabetes
• laser treatments to prevent blindness
• new drugs to help people with diabetes control their disease

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