Young Leaders in Diabetes Training Programme 2013 Melbourne

We are in the final stages of preparing for the 2nd bi annual Young Leaders in Diabetes Training Programme which will take place in Melbourne Australia from the 28th November till the 6th of December 2013.

Including in this time the Young Leaders will have the oppertunity to attend the World Diabetes Congress where some of the Young Leaders have been invtied to present a talk, poster and participate in symposiyms.

We have 139 Young leaders who will be in attendance and they shall be supported by an amazing faculty which include:

Debbie Jones (Bermuda Diabetes Association, Bermuda)

Paul Madden (Project HOPE, USA)

Michael Jones (Bermuda)

Mark Barone (Associação de Diabetes Juvenil, Brazil)

Roque Cardona (Sant Joan de Deu Hospital, Spain)

Erum Ghafoor (Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Pakistan)

Jen Hanson (Connected in Motion, Canada)

Fran Kaufman (Children’s Hospital LA, USA)

Nancy Larco (Fondation Haïtienne du Diabète et des Maladies Cardiovasculaires, Haïti)

Claire Pesterfield (Addenbrooke’s Hopsital, United Kingdom)

Joseph Solowiejczyk (Diabetes Consulting Services, USA)

Mahen Wijesuriya (Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka)

Shelly Yeager (Diabetes Education & Camping Association, USA)

Neal Kaufman (UCLA School of Public Health)

Dhanya Laksha (Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka)

Amany Henein (Emirates Diabetes Society - SweetKidz Supporting Group)

Sameer Pathan (Public Health Foundation of India)

The training programme scheduled is now online and I encourage you to take a moment and have a read through to see what stature the YLD Training Programme is.

For the first time the Young Leaders in Diabetes will be hosting "Lunch & Learns" for the IDF Member Associations and will include topics such as, Diabetes Camps, Diabetes and Disasters and the discussion around the DAWN 2 study.

I will be including at a later stage my suggestions on traveling to Melbourne as well as my main objectives going into Melbourne.

Take a Step for Diabetes

World Diabetes Day 2013 

This year, World Diabetes Day, does not only fall on the 14th November but every day is World Diabetes Day with the new campaign developed by the International Diabetes Federation, "Take a step for Diabetes"

This is an interactive way for the world to come together and move in the direction for Diabetes change together - by doing a number of activities the goal is to reach 371 million steps this year.  The activities include, wearing the blue circle, wearing blue for Diabetes, lighting a monument in blue or even just placing the blue circle on your social media profile picture.  Every activity helps raise the much needed awareness around Diabetes so that early prevention, early diagnosis and preservation of life can occur.

Please register and begin your journey for those living with Diabetes.

http://steps.worlddiabetesday.org

Check up Check up

Today I go for my 3 month check up at the Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology in Houghton with Sr Hester Davel.  One of the people who has made a world of change in so many peoples lives who live with Diabetes including my own  - a true diabetes hero in my eyes.

HBa1c - hoping for a 7 today lets see what comes out.

This was a public service announcement that was developed for World Diabetes Day 2012. A big thank you to Oz Healthcare Communications for the assistance in developing the video.

This PSA formed part of my project for the International Diabetes Federation Young Leaders in Diabetes to reach the South Africa population  to bring about Diabetes Awareness

World Diabetes Day

To all the people that live with Diabetes and those who are affected by this Silent Killer today is your day.  Let us all stand together and United against this silent killer.  Share what you have done and will be doing to show your support today - be it a Facebook post, Profile picture or getting yourself screened.

World Diabetes Day we need to protect our Future.

Diabetes and Travel

Getting ready for the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) congress in Berlin and meeting up with the Executives of the Young Leaders in Diabetes and the sponsors of the program to discuss the future of the YLD.

When it comes to traveling and having Diabetes there is so much more to think about - it not just to pack your bags and off you go.

Even though I have done my fare share of traveling every time it comes to packing making sure I have all my things is still so important.

I find it useful to obtain and make a list of all the things that you need for your travels, for example Insulin, testing strips, and Glucagon e.t.c. It is odd to me that not many people travel with Glucagon - I do not leave home without mine - often taking two.

When traveling overseas it is extremely important to obtain a letter from your Doctor/Specialist stating the you are a person with diabetes and you need to carry your medication and supplies with you all the time.

Please never put your insulin in your check in luggage as it in the hull of the aeroplane it gets really cold and it might ruin the insulin resulting in it not working.

When it comes to the amount to pack for the trip I always take at least double the amount that I would normally use at home as I do not know what is going to happen while I am not home and rather have left over’s than not enough.

For more information go to ADA Travel Tips.

Safe travels

World Diabetes Day - YouTube

Go and check out my World Diabetes Day video Keegan Hall - World Diabetes Day Message and let us start to protect the future of those living with Diabetes.

The 24th September 2012 is the last day to sign the petetion for the Frederick Banting Google Doodle on the 14th November (World Diabetes Day).  4986 people have already signed the petition the question is HAVE YOU?

Go to http://www.diabeteshandsfoundation.org/2012/05/banting-doodle/