The UW Medicine Diabetes Institute – a first-of-its-kind diabetes care and research hub in the Pacific Northwest – is home to many life-transforming programs for diabetes patients, including a main clinic, a Latinx clinic to help address health disparities, a mental health program, a program that assists young adults in managing their disease and a research unit.

Drs. Irl Hirsch, professor, and Stephanie Page, professor and head (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) talk about how philanthropy is key to improving the health outcomes of diabetes patients through care and research.

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