EMORY RESEARCHERS SEEK VOLUNTEERS FOR STUDY OF TYPE I (JUVENILE ONSET) DIABETES

July 28, 1997

Media Contacts: Sarah Goodwin, 404/727-3366 - sgoodwi@emory.edu
Kathi Ovnic, 404/727-9371 - covnic@emory.edu
http://www.emory.edu/WHSC/

CALENDAR LISTING:

Persons who have Type I (juvenile-onset) diabetes and take insulin, may qualify for a one-year (nine-visit) study being conducted by endocrinology researchers at the Emory University School of Medicine.

The new drug under investigation may lower blood sugar and the amount of insulin required by patients.

Physical examination, laboratory testing, eye examination, glucose meter and strips will be provided at no cost to qualified participants.

For information, call Sue Lubin, R.N., in the Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, at 404/727-1395.

For more general information on The Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center, call Health Sciences News and Information at 404-727-5686, or send e-mail to hsnews@emory.edu.