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Diabetes Digital Media scoops Innovation prize at UK Business Awards 2018

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Diabetes Digital Media (DDM) has claimed its third award in less than a month following triumph at the UK Business Awards 2018 (UKBA). DDM, the organisation behind Diabetes.co.uk and the Low Carb Program, won in the Innovation category. The awards ceremony was staged at Park Plaza, Central London on 7 December. Judges praised DDM for its "truly inspirational story" in creating platforms to support people to prevent, reserve or manage type 2 diabetes and also hailed the company’s Chief Executive Officer Arjun Panesar for a delivering a "lesson in entrepreneurship and innovation". The UKBA celebrates the best of business in Britain and sharing innovation and best practice. Judge Craig Macdonald, who is Chief Digital &Technology Officer at Crown Commercial Service, commented: "A truly inspirational story and approach, changing how the medical industry views [type 2] diabetes and how clinical treatment is undertaken. It was a motivational, enlightening, awe-inspiring and emotional submission and presentation. The work and drive Arjun Panesar has done is a lesson in entrepreneurship and innovation. It was an honour to have judged them." On November 13, DDM was named the Service Industries Entrepreneur of the Year in the Midlands Region at the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards for 2018. The following day DDM also won the Most Influential Diabetes Technology Company of the Year category at the Diabetes Professional Care (DPC2018) Industry Awards. Mr Panesar said: "We are delighted that all of the DDM team has been recognised for innovating in digital health and technology. Over 1.2 million members use a digital solution provided by DDM. The impact of these solutions are not only empowering of people with diabetes around the world, it is pioneering the academic evidence base and redefining diabetes management."

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What I am interested in is where is the research and data for the whole Low Carb program?
How many enrolled and still on the diet, or for how long?
The weight changes, HBA1Cs etc that we hear about anecdotally but not in statistical form?
Does anyone know where I can find this?
If it is a digital solution., where is the digital data??
 
kitedoc said:
What I am interested in is where is the research and data for the whole Low Carb program?
How many enrolled and still on the diet, or for how long?
The weight changes, HBA1Cs etc that we hear about anecdotally but not in statistical form?
Does anyone know where I can find this?
If it is a digital solution., where is the digital data??
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I think its on-going so data will be old data. Why do you need it?
 
Digital media aiding health solutions is becoming the way forward.
Personal health questions are welcomed in an anonymous setting. Less embarrassment or need for apologies for sensitive topics.
A win win situation.
For people who are mostly at their pcs or phone then an easily accessible method of media.
Alot of info at the finger tips. :)
 
Without collecting data @ickihun one cannot claim that a particular treatment works, how well or not it works, whether some change in treatment might provide better results and whether there are ways to work out whether some people benefit more from a treatment and others who don't are best off with another form of treatment.
Without the data all you have are testimonials, which are inspiring but cannot be scientifically proven to work for everyone.
To advertise some treatments without proof is like buying a car off a used car salesperson - with no proof of reliability.
If DMM are winning awards where is the proof that they are winning to awards for the right reasons.
It is a free world and one should be able to ask this type of question and receive a reasonable answer.
 
Wasn't the data published a while ago? Maybe I'm misremembering, but I thought Charlotte Summers and @Administrator reported on the findings at a couple of conferences. Maybe @DCUKMod can recall the details.
I doubt if the Royal College (of GPs ISTR) would have implemented the program without convincting results.
Wish my memory was better!
 
Indy51 said:
Wasn't the data published a while ago? Maybe I'm misremembering, but I thought Charlotte Summers and @Administrator reported on the findings at a couple of conferences. Maybe @DCUKMod can recall the details.
I doubt if the Royal College (of GPs ISTR) would have implemented the program without convincting results.
Wish my memory was better!
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Thank you for the post @Indy51. I have heard so much about LCHF I need some results. The Glycaemic Index people (in Glebe, Sydney) seem to take exception to low carb high fat because it is easily confused with their low GI diet and because they are still sticking to the 50% plus carbs.
And without trying to be pedantic I would like someone more authoritative than a mainstream educator to be providing results and commenting on them. I note Dr Urwin has a recent study of 19 patients but that is not a large enough number to prove anything substantive. I shall keep looking !!
 
If you want to review the science on LCHF, then the PHCUK has a list of all the RCTs: https://phcuk.org/rcts/

Virta Health also have the following summary of research: https://www.virtahealth.com/research

I think @CherryAA may have more information on Prof Jenny Brand-Miller of GI Index fame and her connection with the Barilla Group and the wider vegan agenda.

My impression is that they are protecting their brand - also supported by Sydney Uni because of the $$$s the GI label brings in. You might want to look into Rory Robertson and the Australian Paradox research - he's made Sydney Uni very paranoid!

https://www.australianparadox.com/
 
Thank you @Indy51. I shall 'digest' this after my evening meal.
Briefly looking at Rory Robertsons's writings: anyone associated with DAA is suspect by virtue of Big Food sponsorship of DAA. And using 'food industry' figures in the paradox paper look very dodgy unless there has been an independent method of corroborating the figures given.
And I think the Weisman Institute paper on ' Blood sugar level responses to food are very individual' puts paid to the accuracy of the GI research because it may be that the elephant in the room is the gut biome.
It makes me wonder too about the legitimacy of iblog4t1d.com (i think I have it right) out of Sydney Uni.
 
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