New Model Needed in Diabetes Care

New Model Needed in Diabetes CareNew Model Needed in Diabetes Care PR Newswire NOORDWIJK, The Netherlands, April 8, 2014 Urgent need to mobilise and involve people with diabetes in partnership efforts to face the challenges of the diabetes pandemic Link to the multimedia release thParticipants at the 5 International DAWN™ Summit (Diabetes Attitudes Wishes and Needs) today pledged to work together to make person-centred diabetes care a reality for the 382 million people living with diabetes around [1]the world. While it is widely acknowledged that optimal diabetes care is best achieved by collaboration between people with diabetes, their families and healthcare teams, acute care models for diabetes treatment remain commonplace. But [1]with 592 million people estimated to have diabetes by 2035, placing people at the centre of a healthcare system - which is designed around the person with diabetes and takes a holistic view of that individual in order for them to achieve a better quality of life - has become an urgent global priority. Hosted by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (IAPO) and the Steno Diabetes Center and with support from Novo Nordisk, the DAWN™ Summit brought together over 200 leading experts, policymakers, researchers, clinicians and patient advocates from more than 30 countries to discuss policies, strategies, tools and best practices needed to enable partnership action to achieve this goal.