TCOYD News

January 8, 2008

Taking Control of Your Diabetes Indianapolis Conference & Health Fair
February 2, 2008

The Premier Diabetes Education Program for People Living with Diabetes Returns to Indianapolis

Click here for conference schedule.

In partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine, the not-for-profit Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) will hold its critically acclaimed conference for people living with diabetes on February 2nd from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Indiana Convention Center.   The TCOYD conference, lunch and health fair brings national and local medical experts in diabetes care to people with all types of diabetes, those at risk for diabetes, and their loved ones for a day of highly informative and motivational programs.   Three of the four co-directors for this unique program are personally living with the challenges of this disease.

TCOYD is a San Diego-based 501c3 diabetes education organization dedicated to informing and empowering people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes to take an active role in their health.   The organization was founded by Steven V. Edelman, MD, a diabetes specialist who practices and teaches at the VA Medical Center in San Diego, and the University of California, San Diego. This is the 89 th event in the national series of conferences that the organization has presented since 1995, and the second in Indianapolis.   More than 1000 people are expected to attend.

Leading specialists from across the country, many of whom have diabetes, will offer practical advice and discuss the latest developments in the treatment of diabetes, the complications of the disease, psychological barriers to controlling diabetes, nutritional issues and much more. TCOYD participants can hear lectures, participate in screenings, experiment with some different forms of exercise and speak one-on-one with diabetes specialists including physicians, exercise physiologists, psychologists, pediatricians, researchers, attorneys, dietitians, pharmacists, podiatrists and sleep specialists.

A health fair with 50 informational exhibits from national and local diabetes-related companies and organizations will be open throughout the day. Lunch is included and will feature speaker Urban Miyares, blinded Vietnam veteran.   Presumed dead following an ambush on his platoon, Miyares was found in a diabetic coma in a body bag, and subsequently diagnosed with diabetes.   Miyares has succeeded in his life and career as an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, mentor, television and film personality, and world-class athlete.

Pre-registration is recommended and financial aid is available for those who need assistance.  Registration fees are $25 for one person, or $20 per person when two or more people register together. Registration fees include lunch, healthy snacks, all conference activities and a complimentary copy of the just-published book, Taking Control of Your Diabetes , 3 rd ed. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE BY CALLING TCOYD. Onsite registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and costs $30. The conference is from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To register or get more information, call 800-998-2693 or visit http://www.tcoyd.org .

TCOYD Indianapolis Conference Co-Directors include David G. Marrero, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, at the Indiana University School of Medicine and Paris Roach, MD, also a professor, and director of endocrinology fellowship training program at Indiana University School of Medicine. Melinda S. Kelly, RN, CDE, Program Coordinator for the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study at the Indiana University School of Medicine is also co-directing this event. Kelly says, "Education is critical to overcoming this disease and this conference will arm people living with diabetes with the tools to fight back."   Dr. Marrero also points out that the best way to improve your diabetes is to learn from others who both share and treat the disease; "Each time I attend a meeting like this, I learn a new approach to dealing with problems that all of us with diabetes experience."

Steven V. Edelman, MD, founder and director of Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD), was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 15. Edelman, an internationally recognized leader in diabetes treatment, research and education, says, "It is my conviction that health care in this country will improve when the people living with diabetes themselves are informed and empowered to take an active role in their own condition."

A simultaneous TCOYD continuing medical education program for healthcare professionals entitled, " Making The Connection: Cutting Edge Strategies in Diabetes Care" will take place at the Indiana Convention Center.   The program offers 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM.   Visit www.tcoydCME.org for more information.

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