UP EXPERT OPINION: Tackling obesity and inactivity can alleviate SA’s escalating diabetes crisis

Posted on October 20, 2023

The 2023 Diabetes Summit, which is taking place at UP on 15 November, aims to propel all stakeholders involved in diabetes prevention and management –to confront diabetes head on, write SEMLI’s Lizanne Meyer and Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie of UP’s Diabetes Research Centre.

UP and Aviro Health launch digital solution to manage diabetes

Posted on November 18, 2022

UP’s Diabetes Research Centre, in collaboration with digital health provider Aviro Health, has launched an app that helps community healthcare workers to deliver better diabetes care to people with type 2 diabetes.

World Diabetes Day: ‘Education is the cornerstone of diabetes care’ – UP researcher

Posted on November 10, 2022

Ahead of World Diabetes Day on 14 November, the Project Manager of the Tshwane Insulin Project at the University of Pretoria (UP) Diabetes Research Centre, Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie, says there is an urgent need to increase access to quality diabetes education to manage the condition.

UP launches Diabetes Research Centre at Faculty of Health Sciences

Posted on August 17, 2021

UP’s new Diabetes Research Centre, the first of its kind at a public academic institution, takes a holistic approach to addressing the challenges around the disease, from prevention to care.

UP’s Tshwane Insulin Project brings quality diabetes treatment to underserved communities

Posted on November 28, 2018

Tshwane Insulin Project (TIP), a collaborative project between various University of Pretoria (UP) departments, will lead an exciting five-year research programme that will explore the use of remote prescribing to help primary care physicians and/or nurses better serve the needs of people living...