Reporting on a recent summit on blogging, social media and diabetes

[Northerner]

Blogging and other social media channels are developing networks and knowledge amongst people living with diabetes.

Angela Mallon, from Diabetes Australia ? Vic, reports on a diabetes social media summit, recently held in Melbourne.

She gives an example of important policy decisions being made without consumer input, and says social media is providing new opportunities for the voices of people living with diabetes to be heard.

http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/...summit-on-blogging-social-media-and-diabetes/

 

[trophywench]

That's a bit gobsmacking, that the Oz Diabetes Soc don't represent their members.

Why do they exist then and why did the government bother asking them?

Who funds them?

I always thought they were the Oz equivalent of DUK.

Mind boggling.

 

[Vicsetter]

Crikey - obviously no problem with hearing in Australian diabetics then