A Letter From the Directors:

Welcome to the new University of Chicago Kovler Diabetes Center website!

Whether you've been newly diagnosed with diabetes, have lived with diabetes for many years, or are a physician looking for more effective options for your patient, we hope you'll find useful information on these website "pages."

The University of Chicago Kovler Diabetes Center is one of only five centers in the U.S. recognized by the National Institutes of Health as a Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC). For people with diabetes, that means we can offer the newest and best methods for managing this complex disease, from state-of-the-art insulin pumps to investigational therapies not available elsewhere. It also means we have a full scope of medical, educational and support services to help you take control of diabetes, so it doesn't control your life.

For physicians, scientists and other healthcare providers, our status as a DRTC means that scores of scientists here are investigating and discovering new clues about why diabetes occurs, how it functions at the molecular and cellular levels, how it can be managed, and how it might be prevented.

We invite you to explore the pages of this website for information about:

• Addressing the complexities and complications of diabetes
• Diabetes research and significant findings
• Special services for teens with diabetes, pregnant women, athletes, people with cystic fibrosis, and other related conditions
• Organ transplantation (pancreas, kidney, islet cells)
• Support and educational programs
• Links to outside resources

If you or someone close to you has insulin-dependent diabetes and you'd like to know more about our services, please contact the Kovler Diabetes Center at diabetes@uchospitals.edu

If you're a physician and would like to consult with us about one of your patients, please call us at 773-702-2371 or e-mail us directly at diabetes@uchospitals.edu

We wish you the best of health.

Sincerely,

Louis H. Philipson, MD, PhD
Medical Director, The University of Chicago Kovler Diabetes Center
Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Christopher J. Rhodes, PhD
Research Director, The University of Chicago Kovler Diabetes Center
Professor of Medicine