The 13th International Conference on Advanced Technologies and
Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) was held in Madrid, Spain, from
February 19 to 22, 2020. Two of JDC's original research,
"Utility of a Glucose meter with Bluetooth and Web Connectivity
in Aiding Physicians and Patients Achieve Better GlycemicLevels"
and "Outlining the Relationship between Time InTarget (TIT) and
HbA1c in Asian Indians with Diabetes" were presented. In the
former, the benefits of novel technologies in self glucose
monitoring and management of diabetes for both the patients
and the physicians were discussed and in the latter, the correlation
of Time In Range (TIR), a new metric in the treatment of diabetes
and A1c among the Asian Indians was studied. The research chain
headed by Dr.Jothydev Kesavadev included Dr.Arun Shankar,
Dr.Aswin David Ashok, Ms.Gopika Krishnan, Ms.Sunitha Jothydev,
Ms.Akhila Manu, Ms.Kavitha Thampiraj and Ms.Jisha Shamsudeen.
The Conference hosted over 3800 participants from more than 80 different countries.