Join forces in South Carolina’s fight against diabetes. Clinicians, community health workers, community leaders, advocates and stakeholders share inspiration and outcomes at this statewide, diabetes-specific convening.
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A full day of participation
This full-day, interactive program offers a chance to connect with colleagues, share input that will shape new approaches to tackling diabetes in South Carolina and explore outcomes from our partners. As a convening of all diabetes allies from across the state, this is your chance to learn and share from each other and the funded programs of Diabetes Free SC.
- Presentations & Topics
This year's agenda includes:
- 2026 DFSC highlights and outcomes
- Keynote address from speaker Alan Moses, MD, FACP
- Health equity in South Carolina led by Goodstock Consulting
- Oral health and diabetes
- Preparation and care for surgical patients
- School wellness
- Schedule
9:00 – 9:30 am Welcome | 2026 News and Highlights
Timothy J. Lyons, MD, Executive Medical Director, DFSC, BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina
9:30 – 10:30 am Morning Keynote | The Future of Diabetes Management
Alan C. Moses, MD, FACP, Chairman of the Board, diaTribe Foundation
10:30 – 11:15 am Social Drivers and Access to Diabetes Care
Kim Butler, PhD, GOODSTOCK Consulting
11:15 – 11:45 am SC MOMs Update
Alison Kimura, MD, Prisma Health Upstate
11:45am– 12:30 pm Poster Session
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 2:00pm Oral Health as a Strategy for Improving Population Health
Mary Kenyon Jones, M. Ed, South Carolina Department of Public Health
2:00 - 2:45pm Preparing People with Diabetes for Surgery
Bruce Crookes, MD and Emily Kobus, NP, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
2:45 – 3:30 pm School Wellness and its Role in Diabetes Prevention
Sarah Piwinski, MPA, DHA and Kathleen Head, MD, Medical University of South Carolina
3:30 – 3:45 pm Closing remarks
Timothy J. Lyons, MD, Executive Medical Director, DFSC, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
Learn from poster presentations
All DFSC-funded programs will be featured in the poster session. Organizations that wish to share their diabetes-focused work may do so. For information on poster requirements and reserving space contact info@diabetesfreesc.org or your program contact.