APPES-JSPE 2016 (9th Biennial Scientific Meeting of the APPES)

Date: 17-20 Dec 2016
Venue: Tokyo International Forum

We have had a great time to learn and have fun in Japan. No doubt it is a memorable experience to polish our endocrine and diabetes knowledge from overseas expertise.

YDA Hike 2016

Today is World Diabetes Day. To commemorate this remarkable day, we have co-organized the "Hike for Youth Diabetes 2016" with YDA yesterday.

We started our journey at 10:45am, hiking from Siu Sai Wan Promenade Football Court to Big Wave Bay. It was our pleasure to see so many diabetes children and their families to join this meaningful program. 

See you next year! 

Health Column by our Council Members - Drs Kent Yau, Sammy Wong and Antony Fu

Published on HKEJ on 9 Nov 2016

Beyond the pain: Youth Diabetes Action Petition HK Government to provide ALL medical consumables to children with type 1 diabetes

Youth Diabetes Action recently published a White Paper in November which revealed that many children with diabetes would rather risk the threat of complications and ill health than undergo blood glucose testing four to six times a day. Why? They do not want to be a financial burden to their families.
 

• People with type 1 diabetes must do finger prick blood tests and insulin injections 4-6 times a day for their entire lives
• The cost of medical supplies can be as much as $1,200 per month and are a significant financial burden for many families
• Good disease management can reduce the risk of complications. Support from the government can reduce the need for hospitalization, ultimately reducing the future burden of increased medical expenses for the government

 
Attention: Chief Executive and Financial Secretary of Hong Kong SAR
I urge the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to protect the health and wellbeing of children living with diabetes and provide ALL medical consumables to children with type 1 diabetes under aged 25 in the 2016-17 Budget.
 
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