From left to right: Drs. Habegger, Hunter, and KimSeveral UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) members serve on various National Institutes of Health (NIH) study sections. Academic scientists who serve on study sections, as well as fellowship study sections, review grant submissions from across the nation.

UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center Member Amy Warriner, M.D., recently sat down with UAB MedCast podcast to talk about nutrition for diabetes.

Gestational diabetes­–a type of diabetes that develops during pregnancy–is on the rise. From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of pregnant women with gestational diabetes increased 56 percent, according to the CDC.

Brian Barr, a former executive in the construction industry, is a recognized and prominent businessman in the Birmingham, AL community and beyond. He recently retired as a regional president at Brasfield and Gorrie.

Director of Diabetes Research Administration at the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) Tiffany Grimes, BSN, RN, has been named chair elect for the UAB Council of Center Administrators (CoCA).

As we begin a new year, the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center has collated key conference and grant submission dates for 2023.

UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center Associate Director Fernando Ovalle, M.D., recently sat down with UAB MedCast podcast to talk about treating Type 2 diabetes in the CDC-coined "Diabetes Belt."

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The Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship recognized UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) Director Anath Shalev, M.D., through the EntrepreHER award for Shalev’s leadership in founding a new diabetes startup headquartered in Birmingham, AL.