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MEDICAL: DISEASES: DIABETES:
NIH Announces New Strategic Plan to Combat Diabetes
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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:52:56 -0400
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Subject: NIH Announces New Strategic Plan to Combat Diabetes
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(NIDDK)
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
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For Immediate Release: Friday, March 18, 2011
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CONTACT:
Rita Zeidner
301-496-3583
e-mail:
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NIH ANNOUNCES NEW STRATEGIC PLAN TO COMBAT DIABETES
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Multiple stakeholders tapped to develop roadmap for preventing, treating
and finding a cure
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A new strategic plan to guide diabetes-related research over the next
decade was announced today by the National Institutes of Health. The
plan, developed by a federal work group led by the National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), identifies research
opportunities with the greatest potential to benefit the millions of
Americans who are living with or at risk for diabetes and its
complications.
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"By setting priorities and identifying the most compelling research
opportunities, the strategic plan will guide NIH, other federal agencies
and the investigative community in efforts to improve diabetes treatments
and identify ways to keep more people healthy," said NIDDK Director
Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D.
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The plan, Advances and Emerging Opportunities in Diabetes Research: A
Strategic Planning Report of the Diabetes Mellitus Interagency
Coordinating Committee, focuses on 10 areas of diabetes research with the
most promise. The goal is to accelerate discovery on several fronts,
including:
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-- the relationship between obesity and type 2 diabetes, and how both
conditions may be affected by genetics and environment
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-- the autoimmune mechanisms at work in type 1 diabetes
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-- the biology of beta cells, which release insulin in the pancreas
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-- development of artificial pancreas technologies to improve management
of blood sugar levels
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-- prevention of complications of diabetes that affect the heart, eyes,
kidneys, nervous system and other organs
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-- reduction of the impact of diabetes on groups disproportionately
affected by the disease, including the elderly and racial and ethnic
minorities
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Under the plan, NIH will continue to emphasize clinical research in
humans, which already has led to highly effective methods for managing
diabetes and preventing complications, Rodgers said.
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The NIH strategy for fighting diabetes addresses type 1 and type 2
diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, which affects about 5 percent of individuals
with diagnosed diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that most often develops
during childhood. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90 to 95 percent of
diagnosed diabetes cases in the United States, and is strongly associated
with overweight and obesity. In addition, the plan addresses gestational
diabetes, a condition that some women develop during pregnancy, but which
usually goes away after their child is born. Women who develop gestational
diabetes during pregnancy are at increased risk for developing type 2
diabetes, and the child of that pregnancy may also be at increased risk
for obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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Today, about 1 in 10 adults in the United States has diabetes, according
to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 1.9 million
Americans aged 20 years or older were newly diagnosed with diabetes in
2010. In addition, an estimated 79 million American adults have
pre-diabetes, a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than
normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. By 2050, as many
as 1 in 3 adults could be diagnosed with diabetes if current trends
continue, according to the CDC. The projection assumes that recent
increases in new cases of diabetes will continue and people with diabetes
will also live longer, which adds to the total number of people with the
disease.
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Diabetes eventually damages nearly every organ system in the body. People
with diabetes are at increased risk for blindness, kidney failure, and
lower limb amputation. Overall, the risk for death among people with
diabetes is about twice that of people of similar age without diabetes. In
addition, it is a very expensive disease to manage. Total costs of
diabetes, including medical care, disability, and premature death, reached
an estimated $174 billion in 2007 in the United States.
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The plan was developed by the Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordinating
Committee (DMICC)
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http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/AboutNIDDK/CommitteesAndWorkingGroups/DMICC/
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a congressionally authorized workgroup chaired by the NIDDK. Established
in 1974, the DMICC facilitates cooperation, communication, and
collaboration on diabetes research across the federal government. Key
elements of the report were identified by multiple public and private
stakeholders, including representatives of DMICC member agencies, health
advocacy groups and external scientists who are leaders in the diabetes
research field. To ensure broad input, a draft of the strategic plan was
also posted for public comment prior to publication. The strategic plan
is available electronically at
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http://diabetesplan.niddk.nih.gov/
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Printed copies can be requested from the National Diabetes Information
Clearinghouse beginning April 1, 2011, at
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1-800-860-8747
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and by email at
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Single copies are free.
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The NIDDK, a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
conducts and supports research on diabetes and other endocrine and
metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, nutrition and obesity; and kidney,
urologic and hematologic diseases. Spanning the full spectrum of medicine
and afflicting people of all ages and ethnic groups, these diseases
encompass some of the most common, severe and disabling conditions
affecting Americans. For more information about the NIDDK and its
programs, see
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http://www.niddk.nih.gov
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- The Nation's Medical Research
Agency -- includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal
agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational
medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures
for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its
programs, visit
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http://www.nih.gov
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This NIH News Release is available online at:
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2011/niddk-18.htm
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