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https://youtu.be/GxfSHWq2FoA The Holtz family share their story of when diabetes changed their life and why they support the Diabetes Research Institute's singularly focused mission.

https://youtu.be/T2vPs3re9b4 (November 2020) Today, living with diabetes is more manageable, thanks to research and improving technology, like insulin pumps and glucose monitors. But make no mistake, diabetes remains a devastating diagnosis for everyone involved. A...

https://youtu.be/A5QR3QYeGu8 (November 2020) As a scientist studying the debilitating, potentially deadly effects of type one diabetes, Dr. Norma Kenyon, of the Diabetes Research Institute is passionate about the goal: finding a cure. Thanks to the funding from the...

https://youtu.be/BeJG41Vb-c4 The Diabetes Research Institute is working tirelessly on the search for a cure. For one mother, knowing that the institute is doing everything they can to help so many, gives her hope. Donating to the Diabetes Research Institute helps our...

https://youtu.be/oIZvfBkbLbk (November 2020) Learn about how five families came together to create the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation in hopes of finding a cure for diabetes. It started with a small group of parents in South Florida in 1971. Their children had...

Throughout the month of November, we join together with the global diabetes community to raise awareness about what it's like to live with this often-invisible disease and why it's important to find a cure now. With the world tuned in to constant news about the...

(October 2020) I’ve always had a theory that Big Ideas leads to Big Gifts and Small Ideas leads to Small Gifts. Though I’ve never explored the actual rationale behind the theory. I suppose at the point we find ourselves in today’s world that it makes sense to put...

https://youtu.be/fUoRsqGb3tk (August 2020) At the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, we have faced the pandemic with a view toward the future. As cases of the novel coronavirus began presenting and comorbidities like diabetes impacted patients at significantly...

PROVIDED BY THE DRI'S EDUCATION AND NUTRITION SERVICE (Summer 2020) There are many important things to consider when preparing for a hurricane, and your health is one of them. Things to anticipate during and after a storm are power outages, temporary lock downs,...

A high magnification image of a human pancreatic slice cultured for 10 days, showing intact islets (insulin-expressing cells, white), acinar cells that secrete digestive juices (amylase, green) and ductal cells (CK19, red), where progenitor cells reside. Long-term...

Content provided by the Diabetes Research Institute's Education and Nutrition ServiceMaddison Saalinger, MS, RD, LDN Items in the pantry oftentimes sit on the shelf to later be forgotten. Since many people continue to stay safe at home, it's a great time to do a...

Content provided by the Diabetes Research Institute's Education and Nutrition ServiceMaddison Saalinger, MS, RD, LDN Does COVID-19 safety precautions and shelter-in-place orders have you walking back and forth to the kitchen? You’re not alone! Whether its emotional...

Human progenitor cells develop into pancreatic mini-organs when transplanted into immunodeficient mice. Shown in this micro photograph is one such mini-organ with insulin-producing cells (white) surrounded by pancreatic exocrine cells (red and green), entirely derived...

HOLLYWOOD, FL (May 7, 2020) -The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF) today announced the appointment of Tiffany Bedran as its Chief Administrative Officer, and Amy Powers, MBA, MSTX, as its Chief Development Officer. Both are seasoned, high-level nonprofit...

The monumental donation will support novel research on the use of stem cells to treat patients with severe COVID-19 Miami, Fla. (May 6, 2020) – The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF) today announced a donation of $3 million from North America’s...

https://youtu.be/M5TS8BN3hxg 1930-2020Daniel H. Mintz, MDThe Diabetes Research Institute and Foundation deeply mourn the passing of Daniel H. Mintz, M.D., Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Scientific Director Emeritus of the Diabetes Research Institute. He served as...

https://youtu.be/tluWxU2ycNA (March 24, 2020) As DRI Foundation CEO Sean Kramer mentions in this video message, our work to find a biological cure for diabetes continues — in good times and in bad. We remain focused during the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, and we...

Content provided by the Diabetes Research Institute's Education and Nutrition ServiceWhether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, during times of stress and illness, blood sugars may change rapidly leading to extreme high or low blood sugars. Visits to the Emergency...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a public health emergency of international concern. At present there is no vaccine against it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people with chronic medical...

HOLLYWOOD, FL – January 28, 2020 -- The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF) today announced the appointment of Sean Kramer, MBA, as its new Chief Executive Officer. Kramer comes to the DRIF with more than two decades of proven fundraising success and...