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Illinois Governor signs diabetes registry bill into Lilly’s Law.
August 9, 2009
Lilly’s Law will require physicians and other healthcare providers around the state to report certain information to the Department of Public Health regarding patients with diabetes mellitus with onset before 12 months of age.
The information will be compiled in a registry for research. The Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus Registry is a 3-year pilot program to help track these rare cases of diabetes.
The legislation is the result of innovative treatment led Kovler Medical Director, Dr. Louis Philipson. In partnership with Peninsula University (U.K.), he and his team were among the first in the US to use the novel approach and move Lilly, a six year old at the time, from insulin to pills. “We hope this is a taste of things to come for the majority of people with diabetes,” said Dr. Philipson.
KDC in the News
Dr. Elbert Huang makes headlines in Diabetes Forecast Magazine for developing web tool to customize diabetes care. READ THE ARTICLE>>
Comcast interview with directors Dr. Philipson and P. Hasenauer about Kovler and diabetes care now and for the future.
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ADA Diabetes Expo and Kovler Diabetes Center at Navy Pier on April 10th READ MORE>>
University of Chicago’s Donald Steiner receives major international diabetes prize for 2009.
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Dr. Steiner reflects on his receiving the Manpei Suzuki Prize and his
lifetime devoted to Diabetes Research
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Dr. Ersa Tasali receives $1 million in ARRA funding to test whether sleep apnea is linked to diabetes.
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Merck Company Foundation funds program to improve access and quality of care for South Side diabetes patients. Read More >>
Research activities in the Kovler Diabetes Center move to the new Gwen and Jules Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery. Read More >>
Chicago Bears QB shares his experience with diabetes with teens at Kovler. Read More >>
