JDRF-funded researcher Ann Marie Schmidt. PHOTO: Chip Simons
What exactly would a cure look like? A world without diabetes
would have three main characteristics. · There would be no more
blood sugar swings—everyone would have normal blood sugars. ·
There would be no more "complications," or problems caused in
the body by diabetes. · No one would get diabetes in the future.
In fact, these are JDRF's three "goal areas" in its quest for a
cure. There are several paths leading to each goal. Along each
path are steps that must be taken with scientific research,
difficult problems that must be solved.