title: Diabetes mellitus challenges for the future.
abstract: The future in diabetic research is both stimulating and exciting. Diagnostic subclassification as to specific etiology appears well underway and will provide a more scientific basis for therapeutic approaches. The importance of the histocompatibility complex and its many secrets are rapidly becoming apparent in the etiology of juvenile diabetes. Further studies in obesity and the neuroendocrines may solve adult-onset diabetes. Pancreatic transplantation and artificial devices may provide important therapeutic approaches. Further genetic explorations will, no doubt, provide clarity to the somewhat muddy picture of both etiology and complications. The challenges are here, let's hope that enough young scientists hear the call to provide the manpower to solve this major dilemma.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D013004:Somatostatin