PDGN News
The new President of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Professor David Matthews, visited the PDGN stall at the 55th annual meeting of EASD in Barcelona this September. He met PDGN Co-Chair Sir Michael Hirst and Secretary General Adrian Sanders with EASD Managing Director and Chief Medical Officer Dr Monika Grusser. Sir Michael […]
Technology News
Roche Diabetes Care India launches ‘mySugr’ App & Accu-Chek Instant to help patients https://www.exchange4media.com/marketing-news/roche-diabetes-care-india-launches-mysugr-app-accu-chek-instant-to-help-patients-96482.html Dexcom Apple Watch upgrade directly monitors diabetes https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2019/jun/dexcom-upgrade-directly-monitors-diabetes-via-apple-watch-96330159.htm
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. Canadian children not being diagnosed […]
PDGN News
Focus on PDGN People – Number One, Co_Chair Chris Delicata PDGN has three Co-Chairs; Sir Michael Hirst, John Bowis OBE and in this edition we focus on Chris J. Delicata. Chris Delicata is actively involved in advocating for the Diabetes cause in his home country and internationally. His eldest son was diagnosed with Type 1 […]
Watching Out for Diabetes!
National Health Service (NHS) England is planning to roll-out a device worn on the wrist to thousands of people who are considered to be at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. It is part of its Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP), launched in 2016 in partnership with Public Health England (PHE) and the patient group organisation […]
Some Ideas for World Diabetes Day tried in Parliaments around the world.
● A Children’s lobby of Parliament – usually in association with a national diabetes organisation or JDRF if active in your country, where children with diabetes come to meet their elected representatives and tell them about their experience of living with diabetes. ● Testing Day for Parliament – usually in association with a national diabetes […]
Prevention – Saves Lives and Money
When multiple risk factors are tacked the risk of diabetes plummets by 75 per cent. That’s the conclusions of a study by a Chinese University Medical College. Healthy behaviours — such as physical activity, eating a balanced diet, and reducing alcohol intake — are well-established as key to type 2 diabetes prevention, but a new meta-analysis shows […]
News From Around The World
New Zealand – New Type 2 prevention campaign launched. https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/shows/2019/07/new-campaign-aims-to-curb-new-zealand-s-type-2-diabetes-problem.html How Goa’s digital approach to diabetes can improve universal healthcare https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/10/diabetes-in-india-digital-care USA – Type 2 amputations on the rise, a worrying report from the States. https://www.inquirer.com/health/amputation-increasing-diabetes-surgery-insulin-20190616.html Advocacy Action – what is the trend in your country. Can you ask your Government what the estimated cost […]
Diabetes Epidemic in Asia
A survey conducted by Sun Life Financial among nearly 4,000 residents aged 25 and above from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines identified that more and more people from Asia are being diagnosed with the diabetes and fastest rate of growth was found in the Philippines. Out of a population of 100 million […]
Pharmacists Helping Type 2 Patients go drug free
In our last issue we reported on the role of pharmacists as partners in meeting the challenge of diabetes. The Pharmaceutical Journal reported last month that pharmacists can help patients with Type 2 diabetes adopt a low-carbohydrate diet and reduce their medicines load, but a policy document published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and endorsed […]
Impact of Insulin Cost Rises
The cost of insulin nearly doubled between 2012 and 2016 leading to some US citizens with diabetes rationing their medicine to survive. With a vial of insulin costing around $300 in the United States, people prescribed with insulin for their diabetes have been hit hard with Hispanic, Asian and Black patients appearing to be the […]
New Focus and Future Strategy
CAPTION: Deputy Speaker of the Maltese Parliament, Claudette Buttigieg MP, with Secretary General Adrian Sanders, and Co-Chairs Sir Michael Hirst and Chris Delicata after launching PDGN’s New Focus and future Strategic Plan in Barcelona last month at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual event. PDGN has refined its vision and mission to […]
World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day (WDD) has been running annually on November 14 since 1991 and this year’s theme is ‘Protect the Family’. In 2006 WWD became an official United Nations Day, and the campaign reaches a global audience of over 1 billion people in more than 160 countries. WWD aims to draw attention to the issues […]