National Diabetes Institute (NADI), Hotel Istana, 73, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
10/10/2019 - 13/10/2019
Plenary Topics: - New Understanding of Mechanisms for Type 2: How It Affects Management?
- Options for CV Risk Reduction in T2DM: Beyond Glucose Control
- Recent Advances in Technology to Improve Diabetes Management
- CV Trials in T2 Diabetes : Should We Change Our Management?
- Diabetes Cure: Fact or Fake News?
- Adjunct Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes: Current Recommendations
- GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: From Desert to Bedside
- Medical Nutritional Therapy & Diabetes
- The Future Of T2DM: New Agents for Glucose Control
Symposium Themes/Topics Include: Main Symposium 1 Theme : Nutrition & Diabetes Topics : 1. High Protein or Low Carbohydrate Diet: Which Is Better for Diabetics? 2. Role of LCD and VLCD in Diabetes 3. Intermittent Fasting: Does It Improve HbA1c? Main Symposium 2 Theme : Hypoglycaemia Topics : 1. Hypoglycaemia and Cardiovascular Mortality 2. Effects of Hypoglycaemia on Cognitive Function 3. New Diabetes Drugs: Reducing Hypoglycaemic Risks Main Symposium 3 Theme : Challenges in Management Of Diabetes in Children Topics : 1. Obesity in Type 1 Diabetes: Treatment Options Beyond Diet and Exercise 2. Managing T1 Teenagers: How to Quell the Rebellion 3. Type 1 Diabetes: Unmet Need & Future Directions Main Symposium 4 Theme : Diabetes & Women Topics : 1. CVD Risk in Women with Diabetes 2. Gestational Diabetes: Minimising Complications to Mother and Baby 3. Managing Diabetes in Post-Menopausal Women Main Symposium 5 Theme : Bariatric Surgery Topics : 1. Diabetes Remission with Bariatric Surgery: Mechanisms 2. Bariatric Surgery: Not Without Drawbacks 3. Should We Offer Bariatric Surgery for Children? Main Symposium 6 Theme : Diabetes Management Targets: How Low Should It Go Topics : 1. HbA1c: Less than 7 or 6.5? 2. BP: Less than 140 or 130? 3. LDL-Cholesterol: How Low Should It Be? Main Symposium 7 Theme : Fatty Liver & Diabetes Topics : 1. NAFLD in Diabetes: Cause or Effect? 2. Diagnosing Fatty Liver: The Simple and the Complicated 3. Emerging Treatment for Fatty Liver in Diabetics Main Symposium 8 Theme : A Stage of Prediabetes Topics : 1. Prediabetes: Is It Worth Screening? 2. IFG and IGT: Different Pathology, Different Management? 3. Pharmacological Treatment of Prediabetes: Does It Have Any Benefit? Main Symposium 9 Theme : Managing Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) Topics : 1. Achieving PPG Control: Inhale Insulin or Injection? 2. Newer Insulin Formulations Use for Type 2 Patients 3. The Use (and Misuse) of SGLT2-I in T2DM Main Symposium 10 Theme : Advances In Diabetic Complication Management Topics : 1. Diabetic Nephropathy - New Targets, New Therapies 2. New Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy 3. Advances in Diabetic Wound Management Main Symposium 11 Theme : Mental Health and Diabetes Topics : 1. Diabetes Distress: Minimising the Effects 2. Depression: Common, Undiagnosed 3. Dementia in Diabetics Main Symposium 12 Theme : Complementary And Alternative Remedies Topics : 1. Preventing Type 2 Diabetes with Foods 2. Sleep in Diabetes : Does it Matter? 3. Yoga to Help Manage Diabetes
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