Team members from JDC presented their original research entitled ‘Preventing diabetes complications with telemedicine - Insights gained from a real-world 20-year follow-up data’ at the IDF Diabetes Complications Congress 2018. The congress was the first in a new series of live educational events developed by the International Diabetes Federation to tackle the issues around diabetes complications. Dr. Jothydev Kesavadev lectured on the topic, ‘Islet transplants: Now and later’, and was a panelist in the session ‘Insulins and other injectables in managing diabetes and its complications’. Dr. Jothydev and other members from JDC, Mrs. Sunitha Jothydev and Ms. Gopika Krishnan were part of the Panel discussion on ‘Importance of social media and communications in education and prevention of diabetic complications’. The event found the participation of delegates from different parts of the globe.