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WVU in the News: What is the WVU Medicine Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Health?

West Virginia ranked first in the United States among obesity and diabetes statistics, a team of health care providers saw a need in the Eastern Panhandle.

“Our goal was to create a multidisciplinary team that addressed obesity and diabetes across the age spectrum from pregnancy to older age and across the spectrum of disease severity from insulin resistance — obesity, pre-diabetes, polycystic disease — to end-stage diabetes with complications,” Center Director and Dean of WVU School of Medicine’s Eastern Campus Emma Morton-Eggleston said.

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