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A new consensus report addressing the benefits, challenges, and recommendations related to automated insulin delivery (AID) is being jointly published today by two leading diabetes organizations: the American Diabetes Association ® (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). The ADA and the EASD convened a joint Diabetes Technology Working Group to review the current landscape of AID systems and recommend targeted actions. “The report addresses the clinical usage of AID systems from a practical point of view rather than as a meta-analysis or a review of all relevant

Yesterday, Maryland Governor Lawrence (Larry) Hogan, Jr. signed Senate Bill 353 and House Bill 1397 – a critical action that will help save lives and reduce the burden of insulin costs for people living with diabetes in Maryland. The American Diabetes Association® (ADA) applauds Governor Hogan for signing the legislation that will cap copayments for insulin at $30 per 30-day supply for those on state-regulated commercial health insurance plans. Improving insulin affordability helps people with diabetes to manage the disease, stay healthy, and reduce their risk for dangerous complications

In a victory for children with disabilities, a federal court ruled today that the City of New York’s Department of Education (“DOE”) routinely denies students with diabetes access to field trips and bus transportation in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Section 504”), and the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”). Plaintiffs in this lawsuit are the American Diabetes Association ® (“Association”), the nation’s leading diabetes organization, and three individual students with diabetes who attend New York City schools. Click

The American Diabetes Association ® (ADA) has launched new requests for applications (RFAs) for the Fall 2022 Grant Cycle to research and expand the field of knowledge to improve the lives of those living with diabetes. The critical topics for research include supporting the behavioral and mental health of people with diabetes, tackling the epidemic of youth onset type 2 diabetes, and improving the lives of women living with diabetes. Each topic offers multiple award mechanisms including—postdoctoral fellowships, junior faculty development, innovative basic, and innovative clinical or

Today, the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced a program to increase equitable access to eye health care in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The program, an extension of the Health Equity Now® initiative, will focus on identifying and removing barriers to care facing Black and Hispanic/Latino communities in the DC region. Diabetes-related eye disease affects nearly 8 million Americans and is the leading cause of vision loss in people 18–64 years old. Black, Native American/Alaska Native, Hispanic/Latino, and older adults living with

Today, the American Diabetes Association® released the 2021 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. The 2021 Standards of Care is now live online in Diabetes Care . Based upon the latest scientific diabetes research and clinical trials, the Standards of Care includes new and updated recommendations and guidelines to care for people with diabetes. The Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2021 provides the latest in comprehensive, evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of children and adults with type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes; strategies for the prevention or

Frank J. Snoek, PhD, has been selected to receive the American Diabetes Association's® (ADA's) 2019 Richard R. Rubin Award. This award recognizes a behavioral researcher who has made outstanding, innovative contributions to the study and understanding of the behavioral aspects of diabetes in diverse populations. Dr. Snoek will be recognized with this honor during the ADA’s 79th Scientific Sessions, June 7–11, 2019, at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. He will deliver the Richard R. Rubin Award Lecture titled, “ #DiabetesPsychologyMatters ,” on Saturday, June 8. Currently, Dr

The American Diabetes Association® (ADA) will present the 2019 Albert Renold Award to Rudolph L. Leibel, MD. This award recognizes an individual whose career is distinguished by outstanding achievements in the training and mentorship of diabetes research scientists and in the facilitation of diabetes research. Dr. Leibel will be recognized with this honor during the ADA’s 79th Scientific Sessions, June 7-11, 2019, at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. Dr. Leibel is the Christopher J. Murphy Memorial Professor of Diabetes Research, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Head of the

Top researchers, clinicians and educators will be recognized at the 79th Scientific Sessions for outstanding leadership and work to advance diabetes research, prevention, care and treatment The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is proud to announce the recipients of the ADA’s 2019 National Scientific and Health Care Achievement Awards. Individually and collectively, their exemplary leadership, mentorship and many achievements have advanced the field of diabetes care and improved health outcomes for people living with diabetes. “This year’s National Scientific and Health Care Achievement

Last week, at its first-ever Cost of Care Summit, the American Diabetes Association ® (ADA) shared the results of a new study on Health Equity and Diabetes Technology: A Study of Access to Continuous Glucose Monitors by Payer and Race . The study, featuring analysis by Health Management Associates, finds that although access to CGMs provides potentially life-changing benefits for diabetes management, poorer, older, and Black Americans have less access to these devices than others. “It is disappointing to see that, today, access to vital diabetes management technology like CGMs is uneven and