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17 Nov 2022
EDOR is supporting Diabetes Action Month this November!
During diabetes action month 2022, EDOR is supporting Diabetes Action Month to r...
17 Nov 2022
A century of advances in treating type 1 diabetes, and how NZ could be doing better
EDOR members Ben Wheeler, Cherie Stayner and Jim Mann co-author a story in The C...
04 Nov 2022
Life-changing CGM devices out of reach for many living with type 1 diabetes
Continuous Glucose Monitors can dramatically increase the quality of live for th...
06 Oct 2022
Call to end harmful marketing after study reveals children’s exposure
An end to outdoor marketing of gambling, alcohol and junk food is urgently neede...
15 Sep 2022
Calls for automated insulin delivery system to be funded
University of Otago researchers are urging the Government to fund an automated i...
18 Jul 2022
Should we be using BMI as a measure of health?
Professor Jim Mann talks to Newsroom about why we still need to use Body Mass In...
10 Jun 2022
YUM! Researcher teams up with Nadia Lim on healthy family cookbook
YUM! Researcher teams up with Nadia Lim on cookbook
08 Jun 2022
Healthy foods becoming unaffordable for many New Zealanders
The cost of food continues to rise globally, and EDOR is concerned that healthy...
24 May 2022
Further decline in prevalence of obesity in 4-year-olds
Obesity among New Zealand 4-year-old children is continuing to decline, but one...
18 May 2022
College of learning inspires PhD journey
College of learning inspires PhD journey
12 May 2022
$900,000 funding for Otago health researchers
Six Otago researchers have each received a $150,000 Health Research Council Expl...
11 May 2022
Using continuous glucose monitors for managing type 1 diabetes: a meta-analysis
EDOR reseachers conducted a meta-analysis to see if continuous glucose monitorin...
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Upcoming events
EDOR 20th anniversary symposium, Friday 24 November 2023, Hutton Theatre, Tūhura Otago Museum, Ōtepoti Dunedin.
Keynote Events
Transforming lives: 100 years of insulin, Thursday 24 November 2022, Parliament Grand Hall, Wellington.
World Sleep Day 2022, Friday 18 March 2022. Watch Professor Alister Neill present on the importance of sleep for health.
Economic and Social Cost of Type 2 Diabetes report launch, 15 March 2021, Parliament Grand Hall, Wellington.
From Evidence to Everyday: translating nutrition research for a healthy Aotearoa, Friday 20 September, Nordmeyer lecture theatre, University of Otago Wellington.
The 'cost' of sugar forum featured an expert panel discussion, chaired by Kim Hill. Listen to the Radio NZ recording of this lively and entertaining discussion.
The Diabesity Crisis: how can we make a difference? Symposium was held in March 2017. View the videos to discover the latest research on diabetes and obesity.
Hot topics
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Follow Dr Mike Rayner on twitter discussing the burden and prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Research Review
NZ Diabetes and Obesity Research Review features independent commentary by Professor Jeremy Krebs.