Professional Diabetes Conferences are held to enable health care providers to learn about and exchange ideas on current diabetes research, new drug treatments, nutrition, diabetic diet plans, new diabetes test, medical insurance, drug treatment, and new equipment such as insulin pumps, blood glucose monitors, glucose meters, insulin pen, and other diabetic supply. Conferences can also provide training in various areas of diabetic care such as geriatric diabetes, juvenile diabetes, gestational diabetes, and diabetes caused by cancer.
