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Diabetes management, challenges in focus at Dubai event

DUBAI, February 4, 2016

The ever increasing challenges and recent advances in the management of diabetes will be discussed at an international event that began today (February 4) in Dubai, UAE.
 
The sixth Emirates Diabetes and Endocrine Congress (EDEC) will run till February 6 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
 
The event has been organised by Emirates Diabetes Society (EDS), which aims to educate the healthcare community and enable professionals in providing patient care, counselling and guidance about diabetes and also develops local guidelines for the management with a multidisciplinary approach.
 
It has been committed to developing a regional platform to unite the healthcare professionals and is focused on developing the skills and knowledge of the Middle East healthcare communities. 
 
With the support of Endocrine Society from USA, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, Dubai Health Authority and other regional and international healthcare organizations, EDEC is hosting more than 3,000 endocrinologists, diabetologists, internist, paediatricians, cardiologists, nephrologists, gynaecologists, pharmacists, nurses and academics from the region and beyond.
 
According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), diabetes claimed the lives of more than four million people globally. 
 
In addition to this, about 387 million are living with type 2 diabetes and are on the rise worldwide. 
 
The figure is expected to hit 592 million by 2035. In IDF’s worldwide diabetes league table, UAE has been ranked 16th, with 19 per cent of the UAE population living with the disorder.
 
These statistics indicate that the region has high risk factors for diabetes. Some of the contributing factors are sedentary lifestyle and eating habits which cause an increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes. 
 
Attributing risk factors for diabetic patients are mainly neuropathy, nephropathy and retinopathy including cardiovascular disease which is estimated to be up to six times higher than a non-diabetic person.
 
This year, EDEC has more than 20 international stellar faculties with 13 different sessions. 
 
It will feature lectures on adults’ diabetes, technology advances, obesity, paediatric endocrinology, cardiovascular diseases and genetics. - TradeArabia News Service



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