The All Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes organised an International Diabetes Summit on the 13th December 2018 at the House of Commons. The summit featured a number of speakers including Steve Brine MP, Minister for Public Health, Sisse Marie Welling, Health Mayor of Copenhagen, Denmark, Hon Roberto Pella MP, Vice President Vicar of Italian Municipalities Association (ANCI), Mayor of Valdengo, Dr Faith Foreman-Hays, Assistant Director of the Houston Health Department, and Manoj Bharucha, Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Surgeon, India along with many other distinguished speakers from the United Kingdom. The conference attracted around 200 attendees from around the country.
Steve Brine MP, Minister for Public Health said, “Wider public health initiatives such as the Change4Life programme are crucial in encouraging a healthy lifestyle, healthy eating and the physical activity that I see as so important. These programmes play a very important role in causing the awareness of how healthy lifestyles can reduce the risk of conditions such as diabetes.
"I and the Government are committed to improving the outcomes not only for the millions of people living with diabetes but also the many more who are at risk of developing the disease. Have confidence that the government is still tackling the issues that matter. If we can continue to make an impact on diabetes, then the benefits to both the NHS and the people of this country will be enormous. We want to make sure the healthiest choice becomes the easiest choice.”
Keith Vaz MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes said, “Bringing together world health experts in the field of diabetes is crucial to our understanding of this terrible illness. We have a great deal to learn and sharing good practice is essential.”
