Follow along with NIDDK at the ADA’s Scientific Sessions

NIDDK Health Information News This weekend, NIDDK will be participating in sessions and exhibiting at the American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions, which begin tomorrow, June 7. There we’ll host a symposium and participate in presentations and poster sessions sharing new advances in highly anticipated studies focused on diabetes research, treatment, and care. NDEP Symposium: How Do We Focus on Consensus Rather Than Controversy? Guiding Principles for the Care of People with or at Risk for Diabetes—Sunday, June 9: Featuring NIDDK Director Dr. Griffin Rodgers as one of the six panelists, this symposium will put the spotlight on issues in diabetes prevention and care from a geriatrics, obesity medicine, and family medicine perspective, as well as provide insight on diabetes research to narrow evidence gaps in diabetes care. NEW Highly Anticipated Study Announcements The Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes (D2d) Study: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial for Diabetes Prevention—Friday, June 7: Hear new research on whether vitamin D supplements delay the onset of diabetes in people at risk for the disease. Longitudinal Outcomes in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes: The TODAY2 Study—Saturday, June 8: Learn about the results of this post-intervention, follow-up study on the long-term health of youth with type 2 diabetes. TrialNet: New Therapeutic Approaches and Insights for Type 1 Diabetes—Sunday, June 9: Hear insights from research on whether treatment at early stages of disease can delay progression to clinical (stage 3) type 1 diabetes. Results and Comparisons from the RISE Clinical Trial: Adult Medication Study—Sunday, June 9: Get more information on the results of the adult medication trial, comparing three early treatment options for adults with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes. Attending in person? Be sure to download the ADA app and add these sessions to your schedule, and visit ourbooth #2310 for even more information on NIDDK research and resources. Not attending this year? Follow along on social media by checking out #ADA2019 and following @NIDDKgov on Twitter.