What to major in college to research diabetes?

i am a junior in highschool and i would like to go to college and become a nurse and to be able to work with researching diabetes to help make medications and try to find cures what would be courses to take in highschool and in college and what would be a major to go into to be able to follow through with these goals i would like to start preparing.

If you are interested in diabetes research, then aim higher than a nurse! With some (lots) of hard work, then you can actually become the researcher.

To get into diabetes (or other medical) research, you will need a PhD. There are a couple of different ways to go about it. The most popular would be to pursue a dual MD/PhD program. This is no easy task, however, so you'll have to maintain spectacular grades through college. Alternatively, you can seek a PhD in Biological Sciences or Molecular biology or some similar field. As you finish college, the path you would like to take should be a lot clearer.

Luckily, each of those career paths have the same beginning: strong performance in the sciences at the college level. Your best bet will be to pursue a bio-chemistry or micro-biology degree. This will look great on any med school applications, and will give you the groundwork to reach your goals.

As far as high school, make sure that you take care of the sciences - do well in chemistry and biology. But the most important advice is to get into a respectable college (you don't have to go to a "world's best" school for undergrad) and keep your GPA up.

Good luck!