PDGN News
Our Patron the Hon Judi Moylan AO retired as Diabetes Australia’s National President and Chair of the Board at the end of last year although the Board has asked her to stay on as Government Affairs Adviser for the next 12 months. She has also been appointed to the National Health & Medical Research Council. “Arise Sir George” […]
Research Corner
Much of the research and studies make for grim reading with the implications for people and health care systems severe. All the more important to seek allies who can share and add force to your advocacy in order to seek improvements to prevention, encourage early diagnosis, and the best treatments. New study by Australian researchers […]
More News From Around The World
Morocco – PDGN Vice-president Mustafa Brahimi MP reports that the Moroccan Diabetes Fighting League is organising the 8th National Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition, Diabetes Morocco 2019 at Ibn Tofail University in Kenitra, on July 5th and 6th. 2019. The event will be organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the Moroccan Society of […]
India and South Asia Improved Outcomes
Roche and Wellthy Diagnostics presented at the recent Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in San Francisco, compelling data of improved diabetes care outcomes in a South Asian population when patients followed a prescribed plan of medication and lifestyle modification in conjunction with a combination therapy of self-monitoring blood glucose device and a clinically […]
News From Australia
More support for children living with type 1 diabetes The Australian Government will invest $6 million to better support children living with diabetes, with the launch of a new program across Australian schools. The Type 1 Diabetes Management in Schools program will support around 6,000 children living with the condition by providing a training and […]
Diabetes Week
During the UK’s Diabetes Week in June, Diabetes UK arranged for 3 MPs to experience life with diabetes, from finger pricking to carb counting. The idea could be organised at any time to raise awareness of the issues faced by people with diabetes who make up a large section of every elected representative’s constituency. Advocacy […]
Are you making use of pharmacists?
Where there is an established network of Community pharmacies, such as in the UK, many peoples’ first contact with their health service is with their local chemist. Increasingly health care managers are trying to encourage people to go to their pharmacy first before seeing a doctor, or visiting a hospital. Pharmacists are well placed to […]
PDGN VICE-PRESIDENT JOINS WHO TAC
The Meeting of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the North Africa and Eastern Mediterranean Region EMRO was attended by PDGN Vice-President Mostafa Brahimi MP. It was held in April at the WHO headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, under the chairmanship of the Regional Director of the WHO., Dr Ahmed MANDHARI. Over […]
Children in Quebec are not diagnosed early enough
Children in Quebec are not diagnosed early enough with type 1 diabetes according to a study that reveals a rise in the number of children presenting a life-threatening complication at diagnosis known as Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). DKA is a serious problem that can occur in people with diabetes if their body starts to run out of […]
TO THE NEXT LEVEL
CAPTION: The Hon Silvio Grixti MP, Chair of the now Official Parliamentary Working Group for Diabetes. The Maltese Cross-Party Group for Diabetes has taken its status to the next level. Started by two interested MPs who attended a PDGN Forum six years ago, the Maltese All Party Diabetes Group has had a string of advocacy […]