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October 12, 2007
Milwaukee to Host Taking Control of Your Diabetes
Conference & Health Fair November 17, 2007
Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) conference and health fair will be held November 17th from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Midwest Airlines 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 Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Behavioral Diabetes Institute, UCSD Hospital, 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.
"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," said Dr. Steven Edelman.
Edelman, founder of the California-based program and internationally recognized as a leader in diabetes treatment, was himself diagnosed with type I diabetes at age 15.
"Diabetes is unique in that daily decisions made by the patient have an immediate impact on their health," conference codirector Paul Knudson, MD (Director, Froedtert & the Medical College Diabetes Care Center, Milwaukee) said. "Education is critical to overcoming this disease, and this conference will arm the diabetes patient with the tools to fight back."
Discussions will include practical advice on living with diabetes, as well as new treatment options, possible disease complications and nutritional suggestions.
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 Will Cross, motivational speaker, world-class athlete, television and film personality, father and husband living well with diabetes. Will has successfully ascended the highest peaks on all seven continents and walked to the North and South Poles. He has spoken all over the world to audiences of 30 to 3,000 and brings his passion and exuberance for life to everyone who hears him speak
Pre-registration is recommended and financial aid is available for those who need assistance. Early registration fees are $25 for one person, or $20 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 $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 Click here to register or get more information, call 800-998-2693.
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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