Diabetes is one of the most serious chronic disease problem in the U.S. Roughly 30 million Americans — 12 percent of adults — have diabetes, and its complications include heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness and amputations.

Each November communities across the country observe National Diabetes Month to bring attention to diabetes and its impact on millions of Americans.

Stanford Health Care Diabetes Education and Prevention Program was recently recognized by the American Diabetes Association as a national Diabetes Education program.

With the grant, Stanford joins 16 other federal research centers across the country dedicated to the prevention and treatment of diabetes.

The NIH-funded T32 Training Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at Stanford, directed by Dr. Andrew Hoffman, was renewed for another 5 years in July 2017, allowing continuous training now in its 42nd year.