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Durra Al-Sumaiti on KTV1 Podcast

Tune in today at 2pm on Kuwait TV – Channel One for a special interview with Durra Al-Sumaiti, Specialist Dietitian at DDI, where she will talk about nutr

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Naeema Alqabandi on 'Good Evening Kuwait'

Stay Tuned to Naeema Alqabandi, a diabetes education specialist at DDI, interview on ‘Good Evening Kuwait’ program on Thursday, May 29, at 6 p.m. on

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Ali Alsarraf on 'Good Morning Kuwait'

Stay tuned to KTV1’s ‘Good Morning Kuwait’ program tomorrow at 9am for an interview with Ali Alsarraf, a specialist dietitian at DDI, for an i

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Diabetes & Hajj on 'Good Morning Kuwait'

Stay tuned to KTV1’s ‘Good Morning Kuwait’ for an interview with Naeema Alqabandi, a diabetes educator at DDI, to talk about diabetes and the

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DDI's New Nutrition Program 'More Fiber, Less Sugar, Better Weight'

DDI’s Nutrition Unit held an educational cooking workshop for type 2 diabetes patients titled ‘More Fiber, Less Sugar, Better Weight’. Picture

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DDI Visits the Embassy of Switzerland to Kuwait

Dasman Diabetes Institute and Switzerland are teaming up, thanks to the Embassy of Switzerland to Kuwait, for an excellent event exploring potential research in

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DDI Celebrates Nurses Day 2025

International Nurses Day 2025 was celebrated on May 12th at Dasman Diabetes Institute that was founded by Kuwait foundation for advancement of sciences under th

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Mr. Joshua B. Goldberg Presents at DDI

Mr. Joshua B. Goldberg, Co-Managing Partner and Partner-in-Charge of the Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Department, Nath, Goldberg & Meyer (NGM)

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Dr. Faisal Hamed Al-Refaei Meets with Representatives of the Turkish Health Medical Sector

Dr. Faisal Hamed Al-Refaei, Acting Director General of Dasman Diabetes Institute, met today with a delegate from the Turkish Embassy included Dr. Aziz Alper Bit

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DDI Celebrates World Hand Hygiene Day

In line with the World Health Organization (WHO)’s global campaign, held annually on May 5th under the theme “Save Lives: Clean Your Hands,” p

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DDI Concludes Diabetic Retinopathy Workshop For Primary Care Doctors

DDI concluded its Diabetic Retinopathy Workshop that was held over two days for two different groups of primary healthcare physicians from the Ministry of Healt

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DDI's Mobile Clinic Visits Al-Faiha Middle School for Girls

DDI’s Diabetes Mobile Clinic visited Al-Faiha Middle School for Girls in cooperation with the Science Bus of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of

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Happy National & Liberation Days!

Happy National & Liberation Days!

Dasman Diabetes Institute celebrates Kuwait's National and Liberation Days by lighting the building with the National Flag colors.

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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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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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Learn more about Diabetes

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

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Our 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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