Overview

Diabetes Center of Excellence

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USNWR Badge - High Performing Hospitals - Diabetes and Endocrinology, 2021-2022UF Health Shands Hospital was ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals for diabetes and endocrinology by
U.S. News & World Report.


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, genetics. UF is an international research leader in the treatment and management of type 1 diabetes.

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.

For more information, email us at uf-diabetes@ufl.edu.

Directions

UF Health Medical Plaza

1600 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32601

Parking

  • Free parking
  • Valet parking $6.00 (Available at Main Entrance)
  • Parking is free to patients at the Children's Medical Services Building on SW 16th Avenue (which is directly across from the VA hospital)

Diabetes Institute

Research

Research at the UF Diabetes Institute takes place in both the clinic and in the laboratory. There are many clinical trials and studies in diabetes currently taking place at UF, including studies for family members, people with established type 1 diabetes, and studies for people with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes.

Philanthropy

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Newsletter

To sign up for the UF Diabetes Institute newsletter, please visit the Institute website. Please note, this will not add you to the Contact Registry.