Clinical Trails and Research in Diabetes

Clinical trials are part of clinical research and at the heart of all medical advances. Clinical trials look at new ways to prevent, detect, or treat disease. Scientists are conducting research to learn more about diabetes, including the following studies

The Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Study is following more than 5,000 people across the country who have type 2 diabetes to find out which combination of two diabetes medicines is best for blood glucose, also called blood sugar, management; has the fewest side effects; and is the most helpful for overall health in long-term diabetes treatment.

Trial Net: It is conducting research studies around the world, including risk screening for relatives of people with type 1 diabetes, monitoring for people at risk, and innovative clinical trials aimed at slowing down or stopping the disease

• Government-Sponsored Trials in Diabetes
• The NIDDK Clinical Trial Development Process
• Developing Informative Clinical Trials for a Chronic, Heterogeneous Disease
• NIDDK: A Model for Clinical Trial Collaborations
• A Network Approach To Type 1 Diabetes Trials
•  Case Study: Government- Vs. Industry-Sponsored Trials In Type 2 Diabetes