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Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center Names New Acting Director

Jan 4, 2022, 7:44 AM

Simon Fisher, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed acting director of the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center (BBDC). Fisher is taking over for John Fowlkes, M.D., who has served as director of the center since 2015.

Research Supports Multidisciplinary Approach for Pediatric Diabetes Management

Nov 30, 2021, 7:27 AM

Research from the UK College of Medicine and Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center found high rates post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a group of pediatric patients with Type 1 diabetes.

Joey Fatone Picks UK’s Barnstable Brown on ‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune’

Nov 5, 2021, 8:49 AM

*NSYNC’S Joey Fatone is spinning his luck for UK HealthCare’s Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center during an upcoming episode of “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.” Fatone has been a faithful attendee through the years of the star-studded Barnstable Brown Derby Eve Gala.

UK Study Highlights the Importance of Signaling Molecule in Obesity

Oct 6, 2021, 7:36 AM

Recent work from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine published in Cell Press discusses an essential signaling pathway that causes metabolic dysfunction including insulin resistance and obesity.

UK Study Finds Time-Restricted Eating May Reduce Diabetes-Related Hypertension

Jul 2, 2021, 8:04 AM

Time-restricted eating, a routine in which eating is limited to a specific window each day, helped prevent and improve diabetes-related nocturnal hypertension in mice.

Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Research Series a Success in Virtual Format

Mar 5, 2021, 8:43 AM

The Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center's annual Obesity and Diabetes Research Day went virtual for the first time and expanded from a research ‘day’ to a research ‘series.’ Organizers say they were pleasantly surprised by the attendance with as many as 120 participants in one session alone.

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UK Helping Kentuckians Lower Diabetes Risks

Feb 4, 2021, 1:41 PM

Prediabetes and diabetes are big problems in Kentucky. According to the 2019 Kentucky Diabetes Report, one in 10 Kentucky adults have been told by a medical professional that they have prediabetes. An additional 12% have diabetes, and Kentucky has the fourth highest mortality rate due to diabetes in the nation.

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10th Annual Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Research Series Taking Place Virtually

Nov 4, 2020, 9:39 AM

This year’s Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Research Day will be a series of virtual seminars and activities during November. This also coincides with National Diabetes Month. The Series will include prominent speakers in the areas of diabetes and obesity research.

College of Nursing Researcher Partners with Churches to Address COVID-19, Health Disparities

Sep 9, 2020, 8:31 AM

Recent studies have shed light on an area’s socioeconomic status being one of the most impactful social determinants of health in both urban and rural communities throughout Kentucky.

Despite No Derby Party, Barnstable Brown Family Continues Focus on Diabetes

Sep 2, 2020, 8:58 AM

In the past 12 years, the gala celebrating a proud Kentucky tradition has raised and donated approximately $16.7 million to combat a disease that disproportionally affects Kentucky.

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