2025 Annual Meeting Recap

The 2025 Annual Meeting was a great success!

Our 2025 Annual Meeting was held on Nov. 14, 2025. We will continue to add to this recap so you may reference the projects and resources shared that day.

Timothy, J. Lyons, M.D

2025 News and Highlights

Diabetes Free SC (DFSC) executive medical director, Timothy J. Lyons, M.D., provides an overview of diabetes in the Palmetto State and the connections needed for a diabetes-free South Carolina.

Emily Kobus, MUSC Health, Makala Smith, Prisma Health and patients

In the Patients’ Words: Surgery and Pregnancy as Milestones for Change

Describe team-based care strategies used in the MOMs Midlands Diabetes Program and the MUSC Diabetes Presurgical Prehabilitation Program

Silvio Inzucchi, M.D.

Shifting Paradigms in Diabetes Management

Yale University endocrinologist outlines the latest in medical treatment options for those with diabetes.

Cindye Richburg Cotton, Ed. D

Diabetes Intervention and Prevention in Faith and Empowerment Communities

Through sustainable behavior change, strengthened peer and faith-based support, and enhanced cultural and spiritual resilience, the SHIELD program seeks to reduce diabetes risk, improve disease management and provide a scalable model for faith-based health interventions.

Annual Impact Report