als ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁accessed ▁at ▁Research G ate ▁and ▁H ind aw i ' s ▁publishing ▁site . ▁▁ ▁But , ▁the ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁find ings ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁International ▁Journal ▁of ▁C lin ical ▁Pract ice ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁about ▁the ▁first ▁national ▁survey ▁conducted ▁in ▁K uw ait ▁about ▁di ab etes ▁and ▁associated ▁card i ov asc ular ▁risk ▁factors . ▁The ▁survey ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁hard ▁evidence ▁on ▁the ▁current ▁di ab etes ▁situation ▁in ▁K uw ait . ▁The ▁find ings ▁were ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁coh ort ▁study ▁conducted ▁an ▁year ▁earlier ▁by ▁the ▁another ▁set ▁of ▁sch ol ars ▁from ▁D DI . ▁The ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁study ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁B M J ▁Open . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁The ▁Institute ▁started ▁a ▁Post grad uate ▁Master ’ s ▁program ▁in ▁Di ab etes ▁Care , ▁Education ▁and ▁Management ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁D und ee ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine . ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁concluded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 1 0 ▁gradu ates ▁across ▁K uw ait . ▁▁ ▁With ▁ ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Can ber ra , ▁D DI ▁will ▁offer ▁a ▁Gr adu ate ▁Cert ificate ▁in ▁spatial ▁ep ide mi ology ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁on ward . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁Rec ogn ition ▁ ▁Pl atin um ▁Category ▁Award