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MikeH on
December 3, 2012
Just because the American Diabetes Association has the word American in its name, doesn’t mean the organization’s reach doesn’t extend outside the U.S.
The ADA is going more global than ever now by holding its first-ever Middle East Congress in Dubai. The inaugural summit being held tomorrow (Tuesday) through Thursday this week is expected to bring in 1,400 to 2,000 people for what ADA organizers are calling a “mini Scientific Sessions” (the ADA’s huge annual…
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By
MikeH on
November 20, 2012
What can you expect from an Ohio-based event called a “Global Diabetes Summit?”
Well, think hundreds of international leaders from the diabetes world, top government initiatives focusing on D-prevention, and novel ideas like using the YMCA and reality TV to help change lifestyles in order to prevent type 2 diabetes. Not to mention the latest and greatest in diabetes technology, pharmacology and how the experts are all working more closely than ever in tackling this…
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MikeH on
October 18, 2012
Her name was Marjorie. She was a 29-year-old from East Africa’s Uganda. And after living with type 1 diabetes from the age of three, she died last year as a result of diabetes-related kidney disease.
Now, in honor of Marjorie, a New York endocrinologist who’s living with type 1 himself is using her story as the backbone for a new non-profit aimed at helping people in developing countries get more resources and education about living…
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