SLU & Uppsala University Interdisciplinary Research

"Recognizing that the health of people is closely connected to the health of animals and our shared environment."

Interdisciplinary research improving the health and quality of life for those living with diabetes.


Increased knowledge of insulin regulation in horses can be used to better understand how type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents can be prevented and treated. This is the background of a new study in a research collaboration led by Professor Johan Bröjer at SLU and Professor Peter Bergsten at Uppsala University. The study, funded through a donation from the Max Stenbeck Charitable Trust, could change the understanding of diabetes and have significant implications for its treatment.

The study is conducted within a doctoral project supported by the Uppsala Diabetes Center – a competence forum led and operated by Uppsala University in collaboration with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).