Diabetes Awareness Events On World Diabetes Day 14 November
Kettering General Hospital Consultant Diabetologist, Dr Mike Pierides, is amongst a team of staff from various disciplines who are supporting events that will highlight how local people can best manage their diabetes.
The team is composed of nurse specialists, dieticians, podiatrists and doctors from KGH and Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust who deal with diabetes, and who will be on hand at a number of high profile venues giving lectures, advice and answering questions.
Professional cyclist Brais Dacal (who has diabetes) from Team Novo Nordisk is making the visit to Northamptonshire to support the awareness work and to demonstrate – especially to children – that having diabetes is not a barrier to great achievements.
Alongside diabetes specialists he will be giving talks at Kettering Science Academy, taking part in a ward round on KGH’s Skylark children’s ward as well as talking at the Kettering Conference Centre in the afternoon/evening.
Events on November 14th include:
0800-0830: Mr Dacal and local diabetes specialists cycle to Kettering Science Academy in Deeble Road and give a talk to children at their morning assembly
0930-1600: Diabetes specialists have an information stand in Kettering General Hospital’s main reception
0930-1600: Diabetes specialists have an information stand at Kettering’s main Tesco’s store in Carina Road Kettering Business Park, NN15 6XB
1100-1200: Ward round of inpatient diabetes on KGH’s Skylark Ward with Mr Dacal
1700-1900: Open forum and talks at Kettering Conference Centre in Thurston Drive, Kettering, from:
- Professional cyclist Brais Dacal
- Diabetes consultant and Diabetes prevention specialists
The events are being supported by the diabetes teams from Kettering General Hospital (KGH) and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) and are open to anyone with diabetes or their families. An RSVP would be desirable to the evening event at the Kettering Conference Centre: Joanne.Moulton@kgh.nhs.uk or 01536 492187 (KGH)
Kettering General Hospital Consultant Diabetologist Dr Mike Pierides said: “We are delighted to host and support these important events to raise awareness of diabetes on World Diabetes Day.”
“I would like to emphasise to all our patients that despite the challenges that diabetes presents, it can be managed successfully and should not stop them from following their dreams or aspirations to achieve anything.”
“It is inspirational and exciting to meet representatives from a team of elite athletes who are successfully managing diabetes and competing at a professional athletic level.”
“Local people can learn from this approach – healthy living and a positive mind set will help in the successful management of diabetes and arguably better quality of life.”
Team Novo Nordisk is a global all-diabetes sports team of cyclists, triathletes and runners sponsored by the global healthcare company Novo Nordisk.
For more information on the events contact: joanne.moulton@kgh.nhs.uk or Michael.Pierides@kgh.nhs.uk
World Diabetes Day itself marks the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best and John James Rickard Macleod, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin in 1922.