Primary Recipient

KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS

Amount

$975,953.00

Award Date

9/21/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Recent studies suggest that metformin is the best oral medication for initial treatment of diabetes and that starting metformin immediately when diabetes is first detected, rather than waiting until blood sugars reach a somewhat higher target level, could

Recipients Connected to Award

Recipient	Role	Amount
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	Primary recipient	$940,841.00
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION	Sub-recipient	$35,112.00