Renowned diabetes researcher to speak at symposium here

A day-long information symposium, featuring renowned diabetes researcher Dr. Greg Korbutt, is being hosted by the Canadian Diabetes Association here next Tuesday (May 15).
“It is not very often that you have the chance to sit down and listen to someone of Dr. Korbutt’s calibre,” said event spokesperson Bud Edwards.
“Dr. Korbutt is from the University of Alberta and is a world renowned researcher in the transplant of eyelet cells in the pancreas.
“He has been doing a great deal of work with rats and he is almost at the point where there will be no need for anti-rejection drug therapy,” Edwards added.
“They are making huge advances in diabetes research and that is great news for people who have the disease.”
The event, being held at the Red Dog Inn, will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a small trade show that will feature information booths from the Canadian Diabetes Association, Valley Diabetes, and Medi-Sense, among others.
“The trade show will allow people to get information on diabetes and the latest strides that have been made in the delivery of insulin,” Edwards noted.
“Instead of a needle injection, they have developed inhalers and patches.
“On Tuesday, they are going to have the latest information on the most up-to-date advances that have been made and people will have the chance to learn about them,” he explained.
Medi-Sense, a company that makes blood sugar monitors, will be bringing 100-150 of the latest model to the symposium to give away to anyone with diabetes, Edwards said.
“These are the newest device to hit the market and are really quite amazing,” he remarked.
“Among the numerous things these monitors can do, people will be able to hook it up to their computer, download the information, or even make graphs charting their results.”
In addition to the trade show and talk by Dr. Korbutt, guests also will be treated to a healthy lunch, which was created by a dietitian and will be catered by the Red Dog.
“There will be a $5 admission fee to help defray the cost of the lunch and Dr. Korbutt’s lecture,” Edwards noted.
“This is really a big deal for us here. It is just great that we are being given the chance to get up-to-date with the latest diabetes research,” he stressed.
“We hope that people with and without the disease will come to the symposium to just tak the time to learn about the advances that are being made.”