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U of T discovered insulin in 1921. Today, we’re hard at work on a cure for diabetes. With one of the largest concentrations of diabetes researchers in the world, the University of Toronto is uniquely positioned to make history once again.

A woman pricks her finger with a palm-sized device for measuring blood sugar levels.
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Virtual symposium celebrates U of T’s discovery of insulin, looks to future of diabetes research

U of T's Patricia Brubaker, who has spent nearly 40 years studying anti-diabetic gut hormones, says the future of diabetes research will be figuring out how to prevent the disease in the first place (photo by Johnny Guatto)
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‘Our very first biotech win’: How U of T’s discovery of insulin made it a research and innovation powerhouse

Toronto, Canada - August 30, 2016: Pedestrians crossing a busy intersection near Dundas Square on Queen Street, in Toronto
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Young adults of South Asian descent face higher risk of prediabetes, diabetes: U of T study

Dr. Daniel Drucker was awarded the EASD-Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence (photo courtesy of U of T Medicine)
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U of T’s Daniel Drucker celebrated for diabetes research with ‘remarkable global impact’

Cindi Morshead, Freda Miller and Donald Mabbott are co-authors of a study that shows the Type 2 diabetes drug metformin could change the way childhood brain injury is treated (photos supplied)
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U of T and SickKids researchers use common diabetes drug to stimulate repair of brain cells

Researchers say the metabolic signature they studied can predict with over 85 per cent accuracy if a woman who experienced gestational diabetes during pregnancy will go on to develop type 2 diabetes (photo by filadendron via Getty Images)
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Test developed by U of T researchers predicts diabetes in women who had gestational form of illness

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Developed by U of T researchers, first-of-its-kind skin patch aims to prevent low blood sugar in diabetes

Researchers from IBBME developed a method to improve the transplantation success rate of artificial islets. From left: PhD student Sean M. Kinney, alumnus Alexander E. Vlahos, and Phd student So-Yoon Won. (Photo by Qin Dai)
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U of T researchers develop method to improve transplantation of artificial insulin-producing cells

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Diabetes Action Canada: A Paradigm Shift in Research

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