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WINSTON-SALEM – Sen. Kay Hagan visited Wake Forest University's Institute of Regenerative Medicine Friday as she pushes for a bill she says would improve diabetes treatment in the country.

This week, the Democratic junior senator introduced the Catalyst for Better Diabetes Care Act, which would create a national report card for the disease and require medical students to get more training on the treatment and diagnosis of diabetes. But Hagan said the main objective is education.

"There's a screening program that seniors can have access to, but very few seniors take advantage of it to actually screen them for diabetes, so we'll hopefully educate our citizens about that," Hagan said.

Hagan visited with Wake Forest University researcher Dr. Anthony Atala during her visit. He said the bill's dedication to educating people about diabetes would be very valuable.

"It helps both type-1 and type-2 diabetes and allows patients to learn more about it, but also the general population so they can prevent disease if they're able to do so," Atala said.

Hagan is hopeful the Better Diabetes Care Act and the research at Wake Forest University will help people lead healthier lives.

"The progress that's going on here with Dr. Atala, I'm hoping that at some point in the future we will be able to have a cure for diabetes," she said.

Republican Sen. John Cornyn, from Texas, is cosponsoring the bill.