Diabetes education and nutrition
Our UF Health Diabetes Education and Nutrition clinic offers group and individual educational sessions with tips for managing diabetes.
Diabetes
The UF Diabetes Institute serves as the umbrella organization under which research, treatment and education are coordinated at UF and UF Health, the university’s academic health center.
Researchers and physicians affiliated with the UF Diabetes Institute are working to prevent, diagnose and treat diabetes in a wide array of areas, including immunology and genetics. UF is an international research leader in the treatment and management of type 1 diabetes.
UF Health Shands Hospital is rated among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for diabetes and endocrinology, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
Making an appointment
If you are a new patient, you will need a referral to our clinics from your primary care provider. For more information, please call our main number at (352) 265-8228 or email us at uf-diabetes@ufl.edu.
Telehealth appointments
Children with diabetes who live hours away from Gainesville have increased access to specialized treatment closer to home, thanks to the Telemedicine Program. The program connects health practitioners to patients through the Internet and telemedicine technology to improve care. Telemedicine appointments are conducted via the HIPAA compliant version of Zoom, a videoconferencing platform that is suitable for use in health care.
- If you would like to schedule an appointment, please call (352) 265-3422.
- Prior to your appointment, visit UF Health Telehealth for information on how to access your appointment.
- Contact the clinic in advance to learn how to upload data from your diabetes devices (meters, insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors). Your diabetes doctor will need this information so you can have a meaningful visit. Plan to upload your data before the night before your visit.
Giving
Be a part of something greater. Help us find a cure for diabetes.
Diabetes research
Research takes place in the clinic and in the laboratory. Current studies include studies for family members and people with type 1 diabetes.
Patient Education
Want to know more? Check out our Patient Education section for more information.
Our locations
Our experts
Clinical trials: Diabetes
UF Health research scientists make medicine better every day. They discover new ways to help people by running clinical trials. When you join a clinical trial, you can get advanced medical care. Sometimes years before it's available everywhere. You can also help make medicine better for everyone else. If you'd like to learn more about clinical trials, visit our clinical trials page. Or click one of the links below:
- Status
- Accepting Candidates
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel, placebo-controlled Phase 3, 2-arm study for treatment. The purpose of this study is to measure change in glycemic control and prandial insulin independency over 52 weeks with teplizumab…
- Investigator
- Michael J Haller
- Status
- Accepting Candidates
- Ages
- 1 Year - 25 Years
- Sexes
- All
This is a 78-week single arm, multi-center, Phase 1 study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, cellular kinetics, and biomarker changes in C-peptide over time of GNTI-122, an investigational cell therapy manufactured from a participant's own blood…
- Investigator
- Brittany S Bruggeman
- Status
- Accepting Candidates
- Ages
- 18 Years - 45 Years
- Sexes
- All
Community and Patient Programs: Diabetes
Our community and patient programs provide great value to patients, families and loved ones. People can find support, educational materials, expert consultants and more. In most instances, these programs are offered free of charge.
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Equal Access Clinic - Diabetes Education Classes
The 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at the Main Street Clinic. Topics include blood sugar goals, what to do when you have high or low blood pressure, how and when to test your levels, and how to manage complications of the disease.
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Student Health Care Center Nutrition Services
Nutrition guidance in a respectful, non-judgmental and caring environment
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Students with Diabetes at the University of Florida
Resources for college students with diabetes.
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Take Charge of Your Diabetes
In-depth Extension-based, collaborative diabetes self-management education (DSME) program targeted to adults with Type 2 diabetes.
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Title Town Type 1 Online Support Group
A support group for patients in the Gainesville area who have Type 1 diabetes and their parents, spouses, or loved ones. The group is currently meeting online; you will need to sign up for Google Groups to become a member.
Calendar events and lectures: Diabetes
Diabetes Support Group
UF Health Urgent Care Center - Eastside
Gainesville, FL 32641
Gainesville, FL 32641
The Diabetes Support Group takes place the last Wednesday of every month, from 3-4 PM at the East UF Health Urgent Care Center located at 457 SE 20th…
Diabetes Support Group
UF Health Urgent Care Center - Eastside
Gainesville, FL 32641
Gainesville, FL 32641
The Diabetes Support Group takes place the last Wednesday of every month, from 3-4 PM at the East UF Health Urgent Care Center located at 457 SE 20th…
News and patient stories: Diabetes
UF diabetes researchers test therapy to prevent immune attack against insulin-producing cells
April 1, 2026
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It is, in a sense, like visiting the scene of an intended crime. A new University of Florida Health study details a new strategy to…
Diabetes Institute, +1 more
UF Health study maps hidden immune signals in Type 1 diabetes
March 24, 2026
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Type 1 diabetes researchers have made great progress in understanding the disease in the last two decades, even as a cure remains elusive.…
Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, +4 more
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