From base change to better care in diabetes

When:
September 8, 2016 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
2016-09-08T18:30:00+01:00
2016-09-08T19:30:00+01:00
Where:
The Royal Society
6-9 Carlton House Terrace
St. James's, London SW1Y 5AG
UK
Cost:
Free

Diabetes affects over 4 million people in the UK but there are still many uncertainties about the causes and best treatment approaches for this common condition.

Join Professor Andrew Hattersley as he discusses how, for patients with pure genetic diabetes, defining the specific causes of a patient’s diabetes has resulted in dramatic improvements in their treatment.

Discover how these findings have changed the management of patients born with diabetes throughout the world and have led to molecular genetic testing becoming a first line clinical investigation.