9. JDC Updates |
Diabetic Kidney Disease considered as the most devastating complication of diabetes could be preventable. In a study from India presented at the 79th convention of American Diabetes Association, San Francisco, 400 subjects were followed up for a period of 15 years via a periodic virtual telemedicine based follow-up program(DTMS®) in addition to 2-3 physical visits/year. Researchers found that those subjects who were started on insulin very early in the course of diabetes and on regular telemedicine visits were, at the end of 15 years, able to significantly retard the progression of kidney disease and also demonstrate better control of diabetes with lesser doses of insulin compared to the control arm. This has resulted in overall reduction in the cost of treating diabetes. This study which is of significant socio-economic impact demonstrates DTMS® as an inexpensive and effective tool to prevent expensive and disabling disease.
The research was conducted at Jothydev's Diabetes Research Centre, Trivandrum and the team included Dr.Jothydev Kesavadev, Dr.Arun Shankar, Dr.Ashwin David, Dr.Rohit Warrier, Geethu Sanal, Annie Ajai, Gopika Krishnan and Sunitha Jothydev. .
May 13, 2019: 24 x 7 Live program
The live program on 24 x 7 channel on ‘how to successfully treat diabetes’ had a wide viewership.
May 16, 2019: Webinar
Dr. Jothydev lectured on 'Amazing developments in diabetes technologies-the tale of 2 decades’ to highlight the 20 years evolution of different 'beyond the pill' aspects of diabetes management.
May 12, 2019: Diabetes Expert Forum at Kochi
Dr. Jothydev Kesavadev lectured at the Diabetes Expert Forum at Kochi on 12th May, 2019 at the Taj Gateway Hotel. He lectured on ‘Diabetes Care: The trends in digitization’. Dr.Vipin moderated the sessions at Kochi.