People with diabetes from Burnley invited to ‘vital’ online educational event

People from Burnley can get a “front row seat” and exclusive access to hear from some of the leading voices in the world of diabetes as part of World Diabetes Day.
Watch more of our videos on Shots! 
and live on Freeview channel 276
Visit Shots! now

On Saturday, November 14th, which is also World Diabetes Day, Diabetes Professional Care, the UK’s leading event for diabetes healthcare professionals, will be staging its first ever patient education day.

The free-to-attend United Through Diabetes virtual conference is for people living with diabetes and has been organised by DPC, in partnership with the Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation charity.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

This virtual conference has been specifically designed to provide up-to-date education, top tips and skills for managing diabetes and inspirational sessions to help people living with all types of diabetes and their family and friends.

Attendees at last year's DPC before the pandemicAttendees at last year's DPC before the pandemic
Attendees at last year's DPC before the pandemic

DPC founder Maggie Meer said: “As a person who lives with type 2 diabetes, I recognise how crucial it is to keep patients informed of all the latest developments from within the field of diabetes, particularly during the current climate, where we’re hearing people with diabetes are at greater risk of becoming severely ill with Covid-19.

“We’re giving people with diabetes a front row seat to our programme which has been designed by people living with diabetes and our expert line up of healthcare professionals.

“We all have the same aim, to empower attendees so they feel they can take their health into their own hands. They need to know what new treatments are available and how they might benefit from them, and to give them the confidence to stand up and ask the questions they previously may have been too scared to ask their GP or diabetes nurse.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

“The whole event is entirely free as I firmly believe that, to create real, positive changes, diabetes education must be free to access, no matter what.”

The United Through Diabetes patient education event will run from 9-30am – 5pm.

Related topics:

Comment Guidelines

National World encourages reader discussion on our stories. User feedback, insights and back-and-forth exchanges add a rich layer of context to reporting. Please review our Community Guidelines before commenting.