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International Diabetes Federation

Hope Stirs As Diabetes Threat Mounts

John P. Howe, III, M.D. | Posted 01.14.2013 | Impact
Read More: Type 2 Diabetes, World Diabetes Day, International Diabetes Federation, Global-Diabetes, Diabetes Awareness, World Diabetes Day 2012, Preventing Diabetes, Health Education, Diabetes Education, Diabetes Prevention, Impact News
John P. Howe, III, M.D.

Today, on World Diabetes Day, there is good news: Type 2 diabetes is preventable, and we can stop it from affecting even more around the world. The answer is as clear as the potential toll is severe -- health education.

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Diabetes Symbol Mostly Unused by U.S. Organizations

Riva Greenberg | Posted 01.12.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Jdrf, American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Universal Symbol, Breast Cancer's Pink Ribbon, Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes Research Institute, Diabetes, International Diabetes Federation, Disease Symbols, Frederick Banting, World Diabetes Day, Blue Circle, Healthy Living News
Riva Greenberg

With diabetes threatening our health, our lives, our economies, and our health-care resources, I'd love diabetes organizations to come to the table and have a conversation about how each can use the blue circle in a way that doesn't compromise its own brand.

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International Diabetes Federation Congress in Dubai

Riva Greenberg | Posted 02.04.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Developing Nations, Diabetes in Middle East, Ncds, Diabetes, Health Care, International Diabetes Federation, President Jean Claude Mbanya, IDF World Congress, Healthy Living News
Riva Greenberg

Almost 15,000 participants have descended upon Dubai, part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and where I am now, for the IDF World Congress.

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