TCOYD News

January 12, 2008

Taking Control of Your Diabetes Las Vegas Conference & Health Fair
March 8, 2008

The Premier Diabetes Education Program for People Living with Diabetes Returns to Las Vegas

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In partnership with Desert Springs Hospital, the not-for-profit Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) will hold its critically acclaimed conference for people living with diabetes on March 8th from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Riviera Hotel & Casino.   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.

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 an motivational speaker whose life has been touched by this disease.

Pre-registration is recommended and financial aid is available for those who need assistance.  Registration fees are $20 per person. Registration fees include lunch, healthy snacks, and all conference activities.. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE BY CALLING TCOYD. Onsite registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and costs $25. 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 .

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 Indianapolis Convention Center.   The program offers 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM.   Visit www.tcoydCME.org for more information .

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 90 th event in the national series of conferences that the organization has presented since 1995, and the second in Las Vegas.   More than 1000 people are expected to attend.

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."

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