Diabetes Ethical Research. Healthier Futures.
Discover how responsible, humane animal research drives medical progress—improving and saving lives while upholding the highest ethical standards.
Therapies & Treatments – Helping Patients Live Better Lives
DIABETES
Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. Most of the food you eat is broken down into sugar (also called glucose) and released into your bloodstream. When your blood sugar goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin. Insulin acts like a key to let the blood sugar into your body’s cells for use as energy. If you have diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use the insulin it makes as well as it should. When there isn’t enough insulin or cells stop responding to insulin, too much blood sugar stays in your bloodstream. Over time, that can cause serious health problems, such as heart disease, vision loss, and kidney disease.
| Patient Stories | Channel |
| My journey to getting real about diabetes | https://www.getrealaboutdiabetes.com/anthony-andersons-diabetes-story.html |
| In Bolivia, Life for a Child Helps a youth achieve his dream | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk5JBN6KCFE |
Examples of Common Treatments Developed With Animal Models
| Drug | Usage | Animal Models |
| Farxiga | Diabetes | Dogs, hamsters, mice, monkeys, pigs, rabbits, rats |
| Glimepiride | Diabetes | Cats, dogs, hamsters, guinea pigs, mice, monkeys, rats |
| Glipizide | Diabetes | Cats, dogs, mice, monkeys, pigs, rabbits, rats |
| Insulin Aspart | Diabetes | Cats, dogs, mice, monkeys, pigs, rabbits, rats |
| Insulin Glargine | Diabetes | Cats, cows, dogs, fish, mice, monkeys, pigs, rabbits, rats |
| Invokana | Diabetes | Hamsters, mice, monkeys, pigs, rabbits, rats |
| Jardiance | Diabetes | Chinchillas, guinea pigs, mice, monkeys, pigs, rabbits, rats |
| Metformin Hydrochloride | High blood sugar, diabetes | Cats, dogs, frogs, mice, monkeys, pigs, rabbits, rats |
| Rybelsus | Diabetes | Dogs, hamsters, mice, monkeys, rabbits, rats |
| Steglatro | Diabetes | Dogs, mice, monkeys, rabbits, rats |
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