DZD | DZD - Deutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung

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To better prevent diabetes, treat it or even avoid the metabolic disease - these are the goals and the mission of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD).

Graphical overview of computational precision nutrition showing multidimensional data (wearables, omics data, clinical and lab data, nutrition and lifestyle), a cycle for N-of-1 trials (intervention, adjustment, learning, response), machine learning and AI (pattern recognition, causal inference, prediction, personalization), personalized disease understanding (disease, biomarker insights, risk and response profiles), and personalized nutrition recommendations with food items.

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Man in suit standing at podium in front of screen displaying text about the Annual Congress of the Central European Diabetes Association 2026 in Düsseldorf

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Collage featuring five photos from an event: a poster showing the dates June 20–21 and an image of a robot; a group of people in front of a banner for the German Centers for Health Research; gloved hands measuring blood sugar; a child in front of an information booth; and three people on stage with microphones.

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Comprehensive facts about diabetes mellitus - independent, generally understandable and scientifically based - are offered by the national diabetes information portal www.diabinfo.de.