Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Pier 21, Canada's Immigration Museum
Thursday, February 18, 2010,
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
1055 Marginal Road,
Halifax, NS
If you have type 2 diabetes, you are probably testing your blood sugar every day or several times a week. Does all this self-testing really improve your health? Not for most patients with type 2 diabetes, according to the latest research. The evidence shows that if you don't use insulin, you can self-test less often without negatively impacting your health.
But what does this mean for you? How often should you test? What else can you do to manage your diabetes?
Join us for a lively discussion about the difficult but real issues surrounding self-monitoring of blood sugar.
Guest experts:
Dr. Michael Evans,
Family Physician and Director
Patient Self-Management and Knowledge Support
University of Toronto
Dr. Michael Vallis
Clinical Psychologist,
Capital District Health Authority Diabetes Centre
Dr. Dale Clayton
Endocrinologist,
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Medical Director,
Capital District Health Authority Diabetes Centre
Associate Professor, Dalhousie University
Moderator:
Bernard Gauthier
Chief Executive Officer
Vision Research Inc.
Free admission and light refreshments provided
Registration is on a first-come first-served basis
To RSVP visit CADTH's Café Scientifique