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In part 6 of this Exclusive Interview, Raghu Mirmira talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed about the resources that might be most beneficial in diabetes research.
Raghu G. Mirmira, PhD, MD is the director of pediatric research at Indiana University.
Transcript of this video segment:
Freed: What types of resources have been instrumental in advancing type 1 diabetes research?
Mirmira: So, in terms of resources, I think, there have been — I think clearly money is an important component. So, major advocacy groups like the American Diabetes Association, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or JDRF, and a whole host of other organizations that raise awareness to diabetes that point out the importance of different aspects of not just treatment but lifestyle. And then, advocate for research at the federal level which is really where the majority of money comes from but also at the industry level, because particularly with type 1 diabetes it’s not a major focus of industry because the prevalence of the disease is not as great as type 2. So, I think in terms of resources, I think, advocacy groups research dollars from the federal government and then convincing pharmaceutical companies to consider either re-purposing current therapies or to really do research in this area, I think will make a big difference.