Purpose:

To improve medical researchers' understanding of chronic diseases such as diabetes, its complications, its treatment and preventative approaches.

Goals:

• To improve estimates of progression rates between stages of chronic diseases
• To develop user-friendly software that helps researchers to model chronic diseases

Significance:

Currently, a traditional method for studying the progression of diabetes and its associated diseases is by performing a case study that requires a large population and can be costly and lengthy. These studies can become outdated because of new technologies and treatments. The goal of this project is to create a computer model that can accurately simulate the progression of diabetes and its associated complications.