The Latin America Congress on Controversies to Consensus in Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension (CODHy) Hilton Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 11-14, 2010
Novo Nordisk Satellite Symposium
Thursday, March 11, 2010, Hall A Insulin therapy: from start to finish 16:00 – 16:10 Welcome and introduction Chair: León E. Litwak, Argentina 16:10 – 16:40 Insulinization in T2D: when and how to initiate, optimize and intensify Esteban Jódar Gimeno, Spain 16:40 – 17:15 Translating science into practice: clinical case discussion Graciela Fuente, Argentina and Rosario Arechavaleta, Mexico 17:15 – 17:30 Questions and answers 17:30 – 18:00 Coffee break   GLP-1-based therapies: the next generation of T2D treatment 18:00 – 18:05 Welcome and introduction Chair: León E. Litwak, Argentina 18:05 – 18:25 Clinical challenges in the management of T2D and the potential role of GLP-1 Stefano Del Prato, Italy 18:25 – 18:45 The effects of GLP-1 on the beta-cell Wolfgang E. Schmidt, Germany 18:45 – 19:10 Results of the liraglutide phase 3 LEAD programme Bernard Zinman, Canada 19:10 – 19:30 Clinical use of GLP-1-based therapies David Russell-Jones, UK