Date and time: March 13, 2026 | 12:30-13:30
Location: Hall 113, CCIB Convention Center, Barcelona
On March 13, during the International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD), IDF Europe will hold a symposium titled “From diabetes detection to cure: turning vision into reality”.
The session will explore how innovation and early intervention can improve outcomes for people living with, or at risk of, diabetes, with a focus on three key areas: early-stage type 1 diabetes detection and monitoring, with considerations on the importance of language and communication; protecting heart health through effective diabetes prevention and management; and the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technologies in the prevention and management of obesity and diabetes.
Programme
Moderator: Jaivir Pall, IDF Europe Board Member
12:30-12:35 | Introduction
- Prof. Tadej Battelino, IDF Europe Regional Chair
12:35-12:55 | Early-Stage Type 1 Diabetes: Detection, Monitoring and Communication
- “An international consensus on the detection and monitoring of early-stage type 1 diabetes: a roadmap to European implementation”
Dr Sufyan Hussain, Department of Diabetes, School of Cardiovascular, Metabolic Medicine and Sciences, King’s College London, and IDF Europe Board Member - “#LanguageMatters in population screening for stage 1 T1D”
Marissa Town, Clinical Director at Children With Diabetes, USA
12:55-13:10 | Protecting Heart Health Through Effective Diabetes Prevention and Management
- “Cardiovascular disease prevention for people with dysglycaemia and diabetes”
Prof. Tsvetalina Tankova, Professor of Endocrinology, Chair in Endocrinology & Vice Rector at the Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria, and President of the Bulgarian Society of Endocrinology
13:10-13:25 | Using CGMs for the Prevention and Management of Obesity and Diabetes
- “The use of continuous glucose monitoring in people living with obesity, intermediate hyperglycaemia or type 2 diabetes”
Dr. Sanja Klobučar, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine & Head of the Outpatient Clinic and Educational Center for Diabetes and Obesity, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, Croatia, and Vice President, Croatian Society for Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders and Croatian Society for Obesity
13:25-13:30 | Closing remarks
- Prof. Tadej Battelino, IDF Europe Regional Chair
Lunch boxes will be provided for participants during the session.
