Sir Michael Hirst and Dr Päivi Maria Paldánius

Sir Michael Hirst is Co-chair of Parliamentary Diabetes Global Network (PDGN) and President of the International Diabetes Federation 2013-2015. Dr Päivi Maria Paldánius is Worldwide Medical Director Diabetes at Novartis, and the medical lead of the landmark study, VERIFY.

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We need a new strategy to take on the scourge of diabetes

Medical experts have long recognised that the standard of care for diabetes is outdated and needs to change. Based primarily on studies of European and North American men, our current approach to treatment is failing to stop a disease that kills four million people a year, mostly in developing countries, and costs the global economy $825 billion […]