‘Reversing’ Type 2 diabetes author in social media chat

The author of a book about ‘reversing’ Type 2 diabetes is hosting a live social media chat on Sunday, May 10.

Dr David Cavan will be answering questions from 7pm-8pm on the Facebook and Twitter pages of Diabetes.co.uk, Europe’s largest forum for people with diabetes. Questions can be sent in advance or posted during the live session.

Dr David Cavan MD, FRCP is a medical doctor, who previously worked as a Consultant Physician at the Bournemouth Diabetes and Endocrine centre, one of the leading diabetes centres in the UK.

He has expertise in all areas of diabetes management, with particular interests in management of Type 1 diabetes using multiple injections and pump therapy and dietary management of Type 2 diabetes.

He has been involved in the development of self-management education programmes, including BERTIE (for people with Type 1 diabetes) and the BDEC e-learning programme to teach self-management skills on insulin dose adjustment.

His previous roles include Clinical Director of Medicine at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, and Chair of the Education and Psychosocial Section of Diabetes UK, in which role he contributed to the development of the National Service Framework for Diabetes.

He also co-founded the Diabetes Education Network, which has supported diabetes centres across the UK in developing structured education programmes.

In 2013, he moved to Brussels to join the International Diabetes Federation as Director of Policy and Programmes. In this role, he oversees a number of programmes in many countries, aimed at promoting improved care and education for people with diabetes and prevention of Type 2 diabetes.

His book, ‘Reverse Your Diabetes: The Step-by-Step Plan to Take Control of Type 2 Diabetes’ was published in November 2014. To order a copy, click here.

Diabetes.co.uk offers people with diabetes a platform where they can talk, support and help each other.