TCOYD News

April 23, 2007

Los Angeles to Host Taking Control of Your Diabetes June 2, 2007

Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) conference and health fair will be held June 2nd from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Los Angeles Convention Center, bringing 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 will discuss practical advice and developments in the treatment of diabetes, the complications of the disease, psychological barriers to controlling diabetes, nutritional issues and much more. Health professionals from UCLA Hospital, UCLA School of Medicine, Century City Hospital, USC Clinical Diabetes Programs, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Hoag Memorial Hospital, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Joslin Diabetes Center at UC Irvine, and a host of other diabetes specialists have partnered with Taking Control of Your Diabetes, a San Diego-based 501(c)3 diabetes education organization, to hold this premier conference and health fair.

TCOYD participants can hear lectures, participate in screenings, and speak one-on-one with diabetes specialists including physicians, exercise specialists, neurologists, psychologists, researchers, attorneys, dietitians, educators and podiatrists, sleep specialists.

A health fair with 40 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, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, television and film personality, and world-class athlete.   Presumed dead following an ambush on his platoon in Vietnam, Miyares was found in a diabetic coma in a body bag, and subsequently diagnosed with diabetes.

Pre-registration is recommended and financial aid is available for those who need assistance.   Early registration fees are $30 for one person, or $25 per person when two or more people register together. Registration fees include lunch, healthy snacks and all conference activities. Onsite registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and costs $35. The conference is from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To register or get more information, call 800-998-2693 or click here.

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 will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center, entitled, "Making The Connection: Cutting Edge Strategies in Diabetes Care".   The program offers 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM .   Visit www.tcoydCME.org for more information.

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