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DDI's Mobile Clinic Visits the MoD Defense Camp

DDI’s Diabetes Mobile Clinic participated in an awareness campaign at the Ministry of Defense (MoD) camp, where a medical team from the institute is condu

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DDI's IT Team Participates in the Next Generation Healthcare Conference

DDI’s IT team participated in the Next Generation Healthcare Conference that took place in the Salwa Sabah Al-Ahmad Hall.

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Dr. Faisal Hamed Al-Refaei Meets with H. E. Mr. Noshrevan Lomtatidze

Acting Director-General Dr. Faisal Hamed Al-Refaei recently met with H. E. Mr. Noshrevan Lomtatidze, Ambassador of Georgia to the State of Kuwait, to discuss mu

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DDI’s Diabetes Mobile Clinic took place at AlShuhada Elementary School for Boys

DDI’s Diabetes Mobile Clinic took place at AlShuhada Elementary School for Boys in Rumaithiya, where a specialized team from the institute conducted blood gluco

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DDI Held a Symposium Titled 'Advances in Diabetes and Metabolic Medicine'

DDI held the Advances in Diabetes & Metabolic Medicine Symposium for healthcare professionals on Tuesday February 4, 2025.

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Dr. Munira Al-Arouj on 89.5FM

Tune in 89.5FM at 2:30 for a radio interview with Dr. Munira Al-Arouj, Consultant Diabetologist at DDI, on receiving the Sheikh Hamdan Innovation Award for the

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Hussah AlObaid on The Breakfast Show

The Breakfast Show on Superstation 99.7 will host Hussah AlObaid, Senior Diabetes Educator at Dasman Diabetes Institute which is founded by Kuwait Foundation fo

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Dr. Monira Al-Arouj wins the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences

The Dasman Diabetes Institute management congratulates Dr. Monira Al-Arouj, Diabetes Consultant at DDI, and her team for winning the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktou

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Sayed Ali on 99.7RKFM

The Breakfast Show on Superstation 99.7 will host Sayed Ali Ghareeb, Health Informatics Engineer at Dietitian at Dasman Diabetes Institute which is founded by K

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DDI Concludes its 1st International Dasman Diabetes Summit

The 1st International Dasman Diabetes Summit (IDDS): Advanced Diabetes Care 2025 took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Kuwait from January 23-25, 2025 in t

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Stay Tuned for Sayed Ali's Interview on 89.5FM

Stay tuned to 89.5 FN for an interview with Sayed Ali Ghareeb, Health Informatics Engineer at DDI, to discuss the Institute’s DDI Patient app. This newly

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Ali AlSarraf on The Breakfast Show 99.7RKFM

The Breakfast Show on Superstation 99.7 will host Ali AlSarraf, Specialist Dietitian at Dasman Diabetes Institute which is founded by Kuwait Foundation for the

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Naeema Alqabandi on 89.5 Radio Kuwait

Tune in to 89.5 FM today at 2:30 pm for an interview with Naeema Alqabandi, Senior Specialist Diabetes Educator at the Education & Training Unit at Dasman D

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Dr. Faisal Hamed Al-Refaei with Barakat Alwegyan

Stay Tuned to KTV1’s ‘Fee Theyafat.hum’ program tonight at 8:00pm for an interview with Dr. Faisal Hamed Al-Refaei, Acting Director General of

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Dr. Fahad Al-Ajmi on 89.5 Radio Kuwait

Tune in to 89.5 FM today at 2:30 pm for an interview with Dr. Fahad Rashid Al-Ajmi, endocrinologist, diabetologist, and clinical researcher at Dasman Diabetes I

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DDI Wins the Best Health App Award

Dasman Diabetes Institute won the Best Health Application Award in the State of Kuwait for the DasmanSwitch application during the 12th Arab Media Forum. Dasman

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DDI's Mobile Clinic Visits Al Farwaniya Governorate

DDI’s team of healthcare professionals participated in the awareness campaign at Al Farwaniya Governorate, in the presence of Farwaniya Governor Sheikh At

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Jason Glaser Presents at DDI

Jason Glaser, Founder and CEO of La Isla Network, presented an informative lecture at DDI titled: Chronic Kidney Disease of non-traditional causes (CKDNT) in Me

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KFAS Prize Winner Gives Scientific Talk at DDI

Prof. Fowzan Sami Alkuraya gave a lecture titled “The Transformative Power Of Arab Founder Variants In Precision Medicine” at DDI for staff and guests. Pr

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Jumana Alkandari on Good Evening Kuwait

Stay tuned to KTV1’s Good Evening Kuwait for Jumana Alkandari’s interview tonight at 6pm.

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KFAS Initiative Symposium at DDI

The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), in cooperation with the Dasman Diabetes Institute, organized a scientific symposium on “Biomarker

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DDI's Mobile Clinic Visits Sharifa Al-Awadhi High School for Girls

DDI’s team of healthcare professionals participated in the awareness campaign at Sharifa Al-Awadhi High School for Girls using the Diabetes Mobile Clinic.

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DDI's Mobile Clinic Visits Buhaira Farm

In cooperation with the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, DDI’s Mobile Clinic visited the Buhaira Farm, where a specialized team from the

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DDI Concludes its 1st International Dasman Diabetes Summit

DDI Concludes its 1st International Dasman Diabetes Summit

The 1st International Dasman Diabetes Summit (IDDS): Advanced Diabetes Care 2025 took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Kuwait from January 23-25, 2025 in the presence of H. E. the Minister of Health and Dr. Faisal Hamed Al Refaei, Acting Director General of Dasman Diabetes Institute.

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His Excellency the Minister of Health visits DDI to discuss ways to enhance joint cooperation

His Excellency the Minister of Health visits DDI to discuss ways to enhance joint cooperation

Dr. Faisal Hamed Al-Refaei, Acting Director General of DDI, met with H.E. Dr. Ahmed Abdul Wahab Al-Awadi, Minister of Health, in efforts to enhance cooperation, integration development, and community partnership.

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Dasman Diabetes Institute and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research Sign MoU

Dasman Diabetes Institute and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research Sign MoU

Dasman Diabetes Institute (DDI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) on Tuesday November 26, 2024 .

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World Diabetes Days 2024

World Diabetes Days 2024

Dasman Diabetes Institute hosted its annual World Diabetes Day event for the 17th consecutive year. The event, held on November 14, 2024, at Al Assima Mall.

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DDI Wins the Best Health App Award

DDI Wins the Best Health App Award

DDI won the Best Health Application Award in the State of Kuwait for the DasmanSwitch application during the 12th Arab Media Forum. DasmanSwitch was designed to increase health awareness and provide accessible health information for everyone.

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More about DDI

Learn more about Diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic health condition that is characterized by high blood glucose levels.

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DDI's Achievements

Learn more about our Research Output, Collaborations, Patents, and more.

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Train at our facilities!

DDI aims to provide education and training to patients, caregivers, undergraduates, graduates, and medical professionals.

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