Tag: IDF

Use of Bariatric Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Encouraged

An International Diabetes Federation (IDF) paper calls for bariatric surgery to be considered earlier in the treatment of eligible type 2 diabetes patients, to help stem the serious complications that can result from diabetes. The position paper was presented to leading experts at the 2nd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes ...
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Donate to Help Haiti

The situation in Haiti continues to be dire, and there are hundreds of thousands of diabetics in Haiti who need help. The Haitian Foundation for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases is working to get supplies and medicine to those in need.
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A World In Blue

Excitement is building for the upcoming World Diabetes Day on November 14. The International Diabetes Federation reports more than 660 monuments- including the Empire State Building, London Eye, Christ the Redeemer, Burj al Arab and the Obelisque in Paris –will light up in blue this Saturday.
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