I have been in New Delhi for almost four days but it really doesn't feel like it, or at least not like the India I experienced six years ago. Granted that was budget travel in the very, very south and this is a work trip in the north. But still, one would think when you are in a foreign country it would feel like it.
Since arriving, albeit exhausted from a painfully long flight after spending five whirlwind days in Boston, I observed a refresher course for diabetes educator master trainers. It was interesting for
sure, however I quickly removed myself from sitting at the front of the room, as I was falling asleep and having a terrible time appearing engaged. The women attending are nurses and dietitians from health centers through out India. They have been trained to train other allied health care professionals to be diabetes educators. Globally, India has the leading number of adults with diabetes yet, they are only now developing the diabetes educator role.
sure, however I quickly removed myself from sitting at the front of the room, as I was falling asleep and having a terrible time appearing engaged. The women attending are nurses and dietitians from health centers through out India. They have been trained to train other allied health care professionals to be diabetes educators. Globally, India has the leading number of adults with diabetes yet, they are only now developing the diabetes educator role.Saturday evening, we attending a lighting ceremony, where 50 monuments through New Delhi will be caste in blue light as a symbol of joining together to fight diabetes - blue is the official color of World Diabetes Day. Various who's-who were there including the new Danish Ambassador to India and his wife and daughter. After this event, we went to the Russian Center for the premier of a movie about three children coping with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Despite it being almost entirely in Hindi it was very easy to follow. It was a very late evening since everyone was given a chance to speak. After 10p we finally had the buffet meal. Unfortunately, I tried the desserts because early Sunday morning I awoke with that telltale feeling of food poisoning. I blame the tepid custard. So that meant I missed all the World Diabetes Day activities this morning and the follow-on Child Congress meeting (Nov. 14th is both WDD and Child Day in India).
Over the next two days we will visit our Delhi office, and meet with a few donors. And I will be meeting up with a friend from graduate school who now lives here with her husband and newborn. While I dread the long trip back, I am very much looking forward to getting home after this long trip.
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