Dear Colleagues,
Diabetes Research & Welfare Association (DRWA) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our upcoming 12th annual conference , designed for healthcare professionals, researchers, and practitioners committed to advancing care in diabetes and metabolic health.
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Date: 31st May 2025 - 1st June 2025 (Physical)
đ Venue: Biswa Bangla Convention Center, Newtown, Kolkata
đ Scientific Agenda will be updated on the website shortly.
Join us for insightful discussions, expert-led sessions, and interactive learning, featuring leading voices in endocrinology, diabetology, and integrated wellness.
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1. Evidence-based updates on diabetes and its comorbidities
2. Case-based panels and clinical pearls
3. Networking opportunities with national and regional experts
4. Exclusive access to post-event resources and *CME credits (subject to confirmation)
People with diabetes have an increased risk of developing a number of serious health problems. Consistently high blood glucose levels can lead to serious disease affecting the heart and blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, nerves and teeth. In addition, people with diabetes also have a higher risk of developing infections. In almost all high-income countries, diabetes is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease, blindness, kidney failure, and lower limb amputation.
Maintaining blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and cholesterol at or close to normal can help delay or prevent diabetes complications. Therefore people with diabetes need regular monitoring.
While there are a number of factors that influence the development of type 2 diabetes, it is evident that the most influential are lifestyle behaviours commonly associated with urbanization. These include consumption of unhealthy foods and inactive lifestyles with sedentary behaviour. Studies from different parts of the world have established that lifestyle modification with physical activity and/or healthy diet can delay or prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes
Modern lifestyles are characterised by physical inactivity and long sedentary periods.
Physical activity at least between three to five days a week, for a minimum of 30-45 minutes.
Taking a life course perspective is essential for preventing type 2 diabetes and its complications. Intervention early in life through proper physical activity and dietary planning helps to prevent the development of overweight and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Healthy lifestyles can improve health outcomes at later stages of life as well.
Population based interventions and policies allow healthy choices through policies in trade, agriculture, transport and urban planning to become more accessible and easy. Healthy choices can be promoted in specific settings (school, workplace and home) and contribute to better health for everyone. They include exercising regularly and eating wisely which will help to maintain normal levels of blood glucose, blood pressure and lipids.
