To mark the first annual United Nations (UN) World Diabetes Day and to support implementation of the UN Resolution on Diabetes, the Global Partnership for Effective Diabetes Management developed a publication, which provides practical guidance to inspire all members of the diabetes community to take action to improve diabetes care.  Members of the Global Partnership hosted a one-hour briefing to educate reporters about the global significance of World Diabetes Day and the UN Resolution, to make a case for change in diabetes care at all levels and to introduce the latest publication on this subject from global diabetes experts.  Click here to learn more about this year’s World Diabetes Day or click here to to view the archive session.

Results from ADOPT (A Diabetes Outcome Progression Trial), which provides an important update to UKPDS (United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study) released in 1998, were presented at the 19th World Diabetes Congress of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in Cape Town, South Africa and published online in the New England Journal of Medicine on 4 December, 2006. You can view an archive of the plenary presentation webcast on: www.adopt-study.tv.  Additional information about the study can also be found on: www.adopt-study.org.

Landmark data from DREAM – the largest-ever diabetes prevention trial – was presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Copenhagen-Malmö, Denmark-Sweden on September 15, 2006 and published in The Lancet (rosiglitazone) and the New England Journal of Medicine (ramipril). You can view an archive of the plenary presentation webcast on: www.dream-results.tv

Learn about Unite for Diabetes, the International Diabetes Federation’s (IDF) campaign for a United Nations Resolution on diabetes, launched in June 2006 to focus world attention on the need to stop the growing diabetes epidemic through urgent action. Today, more than 230 million people worldwide are living with type 2 diabetes and by 2025, this total is expected to increase to 350 million. Visit the Unite for Diabetes web site or view the latest press release.

The Control to Goal programme is led by the Global Partnership for Effective Diabetes Management, a multi-disciplinary taskforce of internationally respected diabetes experts from leading institutions and diabetes organisations. Through educational initiatives, the group provides healthcare professionals with the guidance and support to help increase the proportion of patients who achieve recommended goals for glucose control.