Diabetes news, resources and funding for global health researchers

Diabetes, like other chronic, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), is on the rise in the developing world. According to the World Health Organization, diabetes prevalence has been rising more rapidly in middle- and low-income countries. Related conditions include cardiovascular disease, kidney failure and adult-onset blindness.

At NIH, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) leads diabetes research and research training efforts.

Recent News

• Development and Comparison of Three Data Models for Predicting Diabetes Mellitus Using Risk Factors in a Nigerian Population, Fogarty grantee Oluwakemi Odukoya lead author
  Healthcare Informatics Research, January 31, 2022
• Profile: Type 2 diabetes syndemic in India characterized by Fogarty Scholar Dr Emily Mendenhall
  Sep / Oct 2020 Global Health Matters
• NIH Rwandan fellow promotes global health equity through improved diabetes detection
  NIMHD/NIH news, August 25, 2020
• NIH publishes the largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan African populations
  NHGRI/NIH news, July 19, 2019

Related Fogarty News and Information

• Grantee news: Mexico's soda tax could reduce diabetes, heart disease and health costs, new study [supported in part by Fogarty] finds
  University of California San Francisco news, November 1, 2016
• International diabetes research knowledge portal opens to public, scientists
  NIDDK news, October 7, 2015
• Grant awards for Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) / NIH Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health to support Type 2 diabetes research
  Jan / Feb 2014 Global Health Matters, updated August 24, 2015
• NIH joins global Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) to fund diabetes research
  Jan / Feb 2014 Global Health Matters
• US and India advance diabetes research plans
  Mar / Apr 2013 Global Health Matters
• Managing diabetes with mobile health tools in Peru
  Jan / Feb 2012 Global Health Matters
• Confronting South Asia's diabetes epidemic
  Sep / Oct 2011 Global Health Matters
• Changing the color of the rice bowl to beat diabetes
  Sep / Oct 2011 Global Health Matters
• India residents build park, exercise to reduce diabetes risk
  Sep / Oct 2011 Global Health Matters

NIH News and Resources

• NIDDK Diabetes Research Programs and Contacts
  
• Medline Plus diabetes information

Other Online Resources

• World Diabetes Foundation
• International Diabetes Foundation
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Diabetes
  

Updated May 24, 2022